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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Philip's condo located?

2. Why does Lauren need a job?

3. What does Lauren believe about Nick as she leaves him?

4. In whose care did Nick's mother leave Nick?

5. Who does Lauren meet at the beginning of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lauren view Nick at this point in the story?

2. What offer does Philip make regarding living arrangements for Lauren?

3. How does Lauren meet Nick?

4. What is the premise of DOUBLE STANDARDS?

5. How does Laura's behavior reveal that she is unaware of Nick's role at the company?

6. What does Nick reveal to Lauren about his childhood?

7. How does Lauren know that Nick has put in a good word for her at Sinco regarding a job?

8. What decision does Lauren make about spying for Philip and how does she sabotage her job interview at Sinco?

9. How does the author show that Lauren is out of her element in Nick's world?

10. How does the author use foreshadowing when bringing up Nick's advice for Lauren to have many sex partners.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Tony. What is his relationship with Lauren and Nick? What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating Tony's character in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the book. Why does McNaught use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

There are several events of foreshadowing in the play. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

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