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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. Who is Lauren's only true ally?

2. In what country has Nick been doing business?

3. Which of the following does NOT describe Rossi and his project?

4. What does Lauren do with the pearl earrings Nick gives her?

5. Who does Jim pretend to have a date with this weekend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lauren learn about Ericka Moran at the party?

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

3. What keeps Lauren from giving in to Nick's charms and what does she demand of Nick?

4. How do Nick and his secretary, Mary, react to Lauren's being assigned to the special project?

5. How does Nick try to reconnect with Lauren at the party?

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

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

8. What does Laura learn about the relationship between Nick and Jim?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Nick and Lauren. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, socialization, etc.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explain the symbolism of the earrings that Nick gives to Lauren. What do they signify? What role does do they play in the drama? Why did the author choose this item?

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