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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who picks up Lauren to go to the executive's meeting?
(a) Jim.
(b) James.
(c) Nick.
(d) Philip.

2. What does Nick do to try to hurt Lauren?
(a) Cuts her salary.
(b) Makes her work in a cubicle.
(c) Makes her work late.
(d) Entertains female companions in front of her.

3. Who is Lauren's only true ally?
(a) Stacy.
(b) William.
(c) Tony.
(d) James.

4. Why is Lauren forced to take the assignment against her wishes?
(a) She is the only one with the right qualifications.
(b) She wants a promotion.
(c) She wants to be perceived as cooperative.
(d) She wants a raise.

5. What do Lauren and Nick do after Lauren agrees to stay?
(a) Attend a charity ball.
(b) Go to the theater.
(c) Go to dinner.
(d) Go on vacation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lauren's assignment regarding a new project?

2. What does Lauren make clear to Nick that she wants?

3. What does Nick do when he learns that Lauren is resigning?

4. What stops Lauren from succumbing to Nick's charms again?

5. What does Lauren do after she is removed from the company?

Short Essay Questions

1. In addition to returning the pearl earrings, what choice does Lauren make in spite of Nick's poor behavior?

2. Why has the company's security department decided to conduct an investigation into Lauren's past?

3. How does Lauren prepare herself to encounter Nick at the executive party?

4. How does the author create tension in the story at this point?

5. How do Nick's advances provide insight into his personality?

6. How does Jim come to Lauren's aid when Nick begins making advances again?

7. How does Nick humiliate Lauren after his lawyer tells him what she has done?

8. What did Nick give Lauren before leaving the condo?

9. How does Tony prove to be Lauren's only friend at this point?

10. What happened in Nick's relationship with his mother to affect his relationships with other women?

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