Lara applies for a firefighter's job with Metro City, which responds with a letter setting an appointment for a medical exam. The letter also states that it is "a conditional employment offer." Based on the court's reason?ing in Case 10.1, Ardito v. City of Providence, this letter is
A) a bilateral contract that Lara accepted by applying for the job.
B) a quasi contract on which Lara can rely for employment.
C) a unilateral contract that Lara can accept by passing the exam.
D) no contract.

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The court's reasoning in Ardito v. City of Providence established that a conditional employment offer with a requirement to pass a medical exam constitutes a unilateral contract, where the offer is accepted by the employee only upon fulfilling the condition. Therefore, the correct choice is C.

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