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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what actor does Naick compare the voice of the lead nico-terrorist in Chapter 11?
(a) Peter Lorre.
(b) James Stewart,
(c) Dennis Hopper.
(d) Sidney Greenstreet.

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

4. What word does Naylor use to describe the office's collective attitude toward him in the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Envious.
(b) Disgusted.
(c) Uncertain.
(d) Affectionate.

5. From what state is the caller who announces he will kill Nick Naylor in Chapter 8?
(a) Virginia.
(b) New York.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Florida.

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

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

8. What does Nick Naylor always eat at the MOD Squad lunches?
(a) Steak and potatoes.
(b) Cobb Salad.
(c) Bacon cheeseburger.
(d) Red snapper.

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

10. Who else is on the panel on which Naylor sits in the Prologue?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Anti-smoking proponents.
(c) Tobacco executives.
(d) Marketing analysts.

11. Why did Polly Bailey move from a Representative's office to the Moderation Council?
(a) The Representative made a pass at her.
(b) She became disenchanted with politics.
(c) She was passed over for a promotion.
(d) She needed to make a change in her life.

12. What does BR refuse from Naylor at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Small talk.
(b) Coffee.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A bribe.

13. What popular television show is Naylor invited on in Chapter 3?
(a) The Tonight Show.
(b) Oprah.
(c) Nightline.
(d) The Maclaughlin Group.

14. In the Prologue, what does the autocrat in Naylor's story do to those caught selling tobacco?
(a) He beheads them.
(b) He imprisons them.
(c) He burns them alive.
(d) He cuts off their hands.

15. How does Naylor return to Washington D.C. at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Amtrak.
(b) A rental car.
(c) Bus.
(d) The Captain's private jet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What recent surgery has the Captain undergone when Naylor meets him in Chapter 6?

2. What type of medical condition has recently been linked to smoking in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 12, what do the two D.C. policeman think Nick is?

4. According to Naylor in Chapter 4, what invention in movies popularized smoking in them?

5. What does Bobby Jay Bliss warn Naylor about Heather in Chapter 7?

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