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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 told the New York Times of Weinstein, "He's now experiencing all the things he's put everybody else through: humiliation, worthlessness, fear, weakness, aloneness, loss, suffering and embarrassment" (217)?

2. When was Lance Maerov appointed to one of three independent seats on the board at The Weinstein Company?

3. Where did Hope Exiner d'Amore describe Harvey Weinstein raping her in a hotel room in the 1970s?

4. What amount of bail did Harvey Weinstein post when he was arrested in New York in 2018?

5. How many violent B felonies for separate forcible assaults was Harvey Weinstein criminally charged with in New York in May of 2018?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Hollywood Reporter and Variety print about the NY Times article on Weinstein prior to its publication?

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

3. How did the articles in Variety and the Hollywood Reporter help the authors regarding their first article on Weinstein?

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

5. What complaints did Sandeep Rehal make regarding Harvey Weinstein?

6. Why did Christine Blasey Ford step forward regarding her past experience with Brett Kavanaugh?

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

8. What was Lance Maerov's position in connection with Harvey Weinstein?

9. What actress was Harvey Weinstein obsessed with knowing about having involvement in the NY Times article? Why?

10. Who is David Glasser and what involvement did he have with the Times article?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the patterns of behavior seen in the different stories of Weinstein's victims. What similarities carried across in many of the victims' stories? How did Weinstein go about manipulating his victims? What actions did he repeatedly make with his victims?

Essay Topic 2

How do the authors characterize the time period when they began their investigation into allegations against Harvey Weinstein? How had circumstances for women in the workplace changed in recent years? What stories about sexual harassment in the workplace had recently come to light through news media outlets? How did those pieces pave the way for change?

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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