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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how does Nick characterize JJ Hollister?
(a) An old tobacco-man.
(b) A corporate hack.
(c) A belligerant drunk.
(d) A ghost of a human being.

2. What does Bobby Jay Bliss and Polly bet on in Chapter 7?
(a) Whose lunch is more expensive.
(b) Whether Naylor will reveal anything to Heather.
(c) Whether Bobby Jay can get Carter to support gun rights.
(d) Whether Polly will take Hector back.

3. What criticism does Naylor make to Sven about the marketing campaign in Chapter 7?
(a) It needs to be more diversely populated.
(b) It needs to be less colorful.
(c) It needs to be less effective.
(d) It needs to be more wordy.

4. In Chapter 2, what does Naylor suspect BR wants to do with his job?
(a) Give it to an ambitious colleague.
(b) Outsource it to a consultancy.
(c) Do away with it.
(d) Take it for himself.

5. In Chapter 12, what do the two D.C. policeman think Nick is?
(a) A dog.
(b) A pile of garbage.
(c) A junkie.
(d) A drunk congressman.

6. In Chapter 5, who is Naylor is seated onstage next?
(a) Ron Goode.
(b) Gordon Craighead.
(c) Oprah.
(d) A kid dying of cancer.

7. How many nicotine patches are put on Nick's body in Chapter 11?
(a) 40.
(b) 200.
(c) 12.
(d) 100.

8. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what does the Captain insist be done for Nick?
(a) He be given a security detail.
(b) He be put on temporary leave.
(c) He be moved to another office.
(d) He be given a gun.

9. For what organization did Carlton used to work?
(a) CIA.
(b) Department of Defense.
(c) FBI.
(d) ATF.

10. What does Bobby Jay Bliss warn Naylor about Heather in Chapter 7?
(a) Don't offer to pay for dinner.
(b) Don't sleep with her.
(c) Don't get drunk around her.
(d) Don't speak off the record.

11. What is St. Euthanasius?
(a) The church where Nick was married.
(b) Nick's son's boarding school.
(c) Nick Naylor's alma mater.
(d) A DC hospital where a young boy is dying of lung cancer.

12. What does Naylor discover the Captain done for him at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) He has fired Jeannette.
(b) He has given him a larger office
(c) He has doubled his salary.
(d) He has given him a new Lexus.

13. What is Gazelle's position at the Academy?
(a) Chief Financial Officer.
(b) Head of the Reasearch Division.
(c) A lower-level spokesperson.
(d) Nick Naylor's assistant.

14. What fictional newspaper does Heather Holloway work for?
(a) Washington Moon.
(b) Washington Courier.
(c) Washington Sentinel.
(d) Washington Dealer.

15. What disguise does the nico-terrorist who sticks a gun in Nick's back in Chapter 11 wear?
(a) A news-stand seller.
(b) A homeless person.
(c) A cab driver.
(d) A security guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the MOD Squad regularly sneak Nick in Chapter 12?

2. In Chapter 3, who asks Naylor for a meeting in two weeks?

3. What is the name of the conference at which Naylor is speaking in the Prologue?

4. How does Naylor open his appearance on the Oprah show in Chapter 5?

5. Which John Wayne film does Naylor and his son watch at the end of Chapter 3?

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