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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What topic does Bernie the masseuse babble on about in Chapter 17?
(a) Rain forests.
(b) Dolphins.
(c) Exchange rates.
(d) The Cold War.

2. Why is the Captain in the hospital in Chapter 14?
(a) He is having a heart valve replaced.
(b) He cannot keep food down.
(c) He fell and broke a hip.
(d) He is losing a leg to diabetes.

3. What is the name of grassroots smoking group Nick speaks in front to in Chapter 16?
(a) Tobacconeers.
(b) Sons of Winston-Salem.
(c) First Mates.
(d) Puffers.

4. Why is the cab driver nervous about being tailed as he drives Nick in Chapter 25?
(a) He is a paranoid schizophrenic.
(b) He does not have a license.
(c) He is Muslim.
(d) His brother is in the country illegally.

5. In Chapter 25, who does Nick pretend to be to get into Captain's hospital room?
(a) A janitor.
(b) His grandson.
(c) His cariologist.
(d) His lawyer.

6. What type of restaurant does the MOD Squad meet at in Chapter 26?
(a) A Moroccan restaurant.
(b) A Polish restaurant.
(c) A Turkish restaurant.
(d) A Serbian restaurant.

7. What type of farm does Lorne Lutch have?
(a) A turnip farm.
(b) A soybean farm.
(c) An avocado farm.
(d) A cabbage farm.

8. Whom does Nick blame on the the investigation when Heather calls him in Chapter 23?
(a) BR.
(b) Lady Dent.
(c) Senator Finisterre.
(d) Gordon Craighead.

9. When they first meet in person in Chapter 17, why does Jeff Megall say he wants to do business with the Academy?
(a) He wants to get out east more often.
(b) He wants to hearken back to movie smoking of the forties.
(c) He wants to preserve the livelihood of the tobacco farmer.
(d) He wants to present both sides of the smoking debate.

10. In Chapter 17, what does Jack Bein do to kill time with Nick while they wait for Jeff to be ready?
(a) He screens an unreleased film for Nick.
(b) He tells Nick about his childhood.
(c) He gives Nick a tour of the office.
(d) He serves Nick a Japanese breakfast.

11. What does the Captain say Nick should ask Lutch to do in return for the Academy's money in Chapter 14?
(a) Stay quiet.
(b) Return to the Agglomerated Tobacco family.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Be in a new advertisement.

12. What new does Gomez deliver to Nick at the end of Chapter 18?
(a) The nico-terrorists have been killed.
(b) He will be fired in the morning.
(c) BR is going to promote him to executive status.
(d) Lorne Lutch has cancelled a speaking engagement.

13. What does the Captain do for Nick at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) He gives him a new television.
(b) He sends him a bottle of fine bourbon.
(c) He raises his salary.
(d) He invites him to his summer-home in the Hamptons.

14. What is Nick looking at in Chapter 15 when he imagines a vast nude tableau?
(a) The Capitol building.
(b) A city bus.
(c) Arlington National Cemetery.
(d) A fountain.

15. What cryptic comment does Gomez O'Neal make to Nick at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Meet in public places.
(b) Trust no one.
(c) Lay low.
(d) Watch your back.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do both Senator Plum and Nick imply about the nico-terrorists in Chapter 22?

2. Lady Bent is particularly well-known for holding strong against which adversaries?

3. What dangerous product from Senator Finisterre's state does Nick decry in Chapter 20?

4. In Chapter 13, what words does Sven subliminally embed int he anti-smoking ad he makes for the Academy?

5. What were the boxes of condoms what Jeannette kept handing Nick during sex?

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