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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state did the shooting that Bobby Jay Bliss is trying to spin in Chapter 2 take place?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Florida.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Texas.

2. What body part did Bobby Jay Bliss lose in the Vietnam War?
(a) His right ear.
(b) His left leg.
(c) His right eye.
(d) His left arm.

3. What does Polly Bailey say her beer wholesalers are coming to Washington to protest in Chapter 2?
(a) Stricter transportation laws.
(b) A new excise tax.
(c) Dry county legislation.
(d) Higher fuel rates.

4. What is the topic of the story of the audience member who interrupts Nick Naylor at the conference in the Prologue?
(a) Her own struggle with lung disease.
(b) A parent who had emphesema.
(c) A relative who died of lung cancer.
(d) A friend who lost a jaw from chewing tobacco.

5. What does B.R. not do that is odd given his position at the Academy?
(a) He does not read.
(b) He does not watch press conferences.
(c) He does not travel by air.
(d) He does not smoke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nick Naylor's title at the Academy of Tobacco Studies?

2. In the Prologue, what does the autocrat in Naylor's story do to those caught selling tobacco?

3. In Chapter 1, how does Nick characterize JJ Hollister?

4. Which of the following is an aspect that makes Polly Bailey particularly attractive?

5. What is found in the mad shooter's car in at the end of Chapter 2?

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