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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. What is Christine Blasey Ford's profession?

2. What landmark Supreme Court case that paved the way to federal gay marriage did Roberta Kaplan successfully argue?

3. Who was the witness to the alleged sexual assault of Christine Blasey Ford by Brett Kavanaugh?

4. When did Katherine Kendall allege that Weinstein chased her, nude, around his living room?

5. How old was Irwin Reiter when he began working at Miramax?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who contacted Jodi Kantor regarding Christine Blasey Ford? Why?

2. How do the authors describe Charles Harder's professional background in Chapter 6?

3. What was the title of the first article in the NY Times regarding Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct? How did the public respond to its publication?

4. What is revealed in Lauren O'Connor's memo to the executives of The Weinstein Company?

5. How did Lauren O'Connor respond when learning that the Times had accessed her memo to the executives of The Weinstein Company?

6. What was Lauren O'Connor's position in connection to Harvey Weinstein? When did she leave the company?

7. What story did Megan Twohey write about Harvey Weinstein and Finding Neverland?

8. What circumstances prevented Gwyneth Paltrow from coming forward in the first NY Times article on Weinstein?

9. What allegations did Christine Blasey Ford make regarding her past with Judge Brett Kavanaugh?

10. What was Lance Maerov's position in connection with 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 Christine Blasey Ford's decision to go forward in testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding her allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh. What compelled Ford to take the stand? How was her testimony perceived? How did Ford's life change in the aftermath of this decision?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Lauren O'Connor's memo regarding the behavior of Harvey Weinstein. How was this document obtained by the New York Times? Why was it important to the Weinstein story? How did O'Connor respond upon learning of the leaked document?

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