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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 David Boies's daughter who is described as having been an aspiring film actress in Chapter 4?

2. How long after the Venice Film Festival did Rowena Chiu return to working for Miramax?

3. Where did Harvey Weinstein grow up?

4. Where did Rose MacGowan meet with Harvey Weinstein in his hotel room when he allegedly sexually assaulted her in 1997?

5. Where did the Weinstein brothers take the film Fahrenheit 9/11 for distribution when Disney refused to distribute it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What complaints did Zelda Perkins make of Harvey Weinstein's behavior?

2. What happened when Jodi Kantor tracked down Rowena Chiu's home address?

3. When was Miramax founded? Who founded it and what was the company's focus?

4. Who is Rebecca Corbett and how did she contribute to the story?

5. Who is Gloria Allred? Why did Megan Twohey contact her?

6. What inspired Jodi Kantor to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct against Harvey Weinstein?

7. What were the repercussions for Harvey Weinstein following his alleged sexual assault of Rose McGowan?

8. What does Black Cube refer to? What is its importance in this story?

9. Who is Lanny Davis? What was his connection to Weinstein during the writing of the story for the NY Times?

10. How did Rose McGowan respond when Jodi Kantor first reached out to her regarding the allegations against Harvey Weinstein?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Megan Twohey's work at the New York Times in exposing sexual harassment and misconduct complaints related to Donald Trump. Who made allegations against Trump? When did the newspaper report those allegations? What repercussions came about due to those pieces?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concepts of victim-blaming and victim's guilt as explored in the book. What does victim-blaming mean? Why do victims of assault and abuse experience guilt? How do victims cope with victim-blaming and victims' guilt?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the aftermath of the New York Times' initial article focusing on the alleged sexual misconduct of Harvey Weinstein at The Weinstein Company. How did the board members react to the allegations? What was Weinstein's stance regarding how to go forward? When did the company collapse?

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