Question: PaperClips, an electronics store, recently advertized for a management position in its store in Springfield. A number of people applied for the position. One was

PaperClips, an electronics store, recently advertized for a management position in its store in Springfield. A number of people applied for the position. One was Clarence, who is Black. Clarence's resume included his graduation from Howard University (a historically black university in Washington, D.C.), and that he wrote an honors thesis titled, "An African-American Proposal for Safe Streets in Washington, D.C."
PaperClips' normally hires managers through a district recruiter, but the recruiter had recently quit. Instead, a store manager, Samantha, was given the task of also recruiting for this position. One week after submitting his resume, Clarence twice called Samantha to schedule an interview. On both occasions, Samantha said she was too busy to schedule an interview. Clarence became suspicious of Samantha and decided to conduct an experiment to determine if she had discriminated against him because of his race. He submitted a resume to Samantha under a fictitious name, "Edward." Clarence used his own telephone number. Clarence had a stronger resume than Edward because Clarence was pursuing an MBA degree, while Edward was not. Edward also graduated from Catholic University (which is ranked slightly lower than Howard). On May 10,2011, Samantha emailed and called Edward, asking him to return her call. Clarence had a Caucasian acquaintance call Samantha and pretend to be Edward. Samantha scheduled an interview with Edward during their conversation. Clarence called Samantha soon after Edward's conversation with her, but she again said that she was too busy to schedule an interview with him. Samantha later hired Miles, a white male.
Clarence sues PaperClips. During trial, PaperClips presents evidence that suggests that Samantha had a burdensome workload, and as a result, could not interview many people. Samantha also claims that she did not know the race of Clarence, because the form indicating race was sent to a different office.
The first thing or things that Clarence must prove are:
i. Clarence is Black
ii. Edward is White.
iii. Miles is White.
iv. Clarence did not get an interview.
v. Edward did get an interview
vi. Clarence did not get the job.
vii. Miles got the job.
a. i only.
b. i and ii only.
c. i and iii only.
d. i and iv only.
e. i and vi only.
f. i, ii, iv, and v.
g. i, iii, vi, and vii.
h. i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, and vii.
i. None of the above.

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