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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which famous public figure recently had a sex scandal explode in the restaurant where Nick meets Heather Holloway in Chapter 9?
(a) Senator Finisterre.
(b) Lorne Lutch.
(c) Jeff Megall.
(d) Gordon Craighead.

3. Who interviews Nick at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) Paula Zahn.
(b) Dan Rather.
(c) Ed Bradley.
(d) Katie Couric.

4. Which of the following is a historic event that popularized smoking cited by by Naylor in Chapter 4?
(a) The advent of television.
(b) World War I.
(c) Air travel.
(d) Development of modern grocery stores.

5. Which John Wayne film does Naylor and his son watch at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) The Shootist.
(b) True Grit.
(c) Sands of Iwo Jima.
(d) The Longest Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what empire is the autocrat that Naylor cites in the prologue?

2. Which governmental agency has recently released a damning report regarding second-hand smoke at the beginning of Chapter 11?

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

4. What controversial move has Nick Naylor long been making regarding tobacco's public image?

5. In what House Committee did Polly Bailey begin her Washington, D.C. career?

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