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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What simple request does Nick Naylor make in Chapter 7 that prompts Gazelle to make a smart comment?
(a) He asks he to get him lunch.
(b) He asks for coffee.
(c) He asks her to collate some papers.
(d) He tells her to hold his calls.

2. What recent surgery has the Captain undergone when Naylor meets him in Chapter 6?
(a) A pace-maker implant.
(b) A kidney transplant.
(c) A quadruple bypass.
(d) A knee replacement.

3. Why is Polly Bailey pleased at Bert's house in Chapter 7?
(a) She has met a nice guy.
(b) Her lobby has defeated a new tax in Alabama.
(c) The Pope has declared wine moral.
(d) A popular star has agreed to drink bourbon at the Oscars.

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

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

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

7. What airport is Naylor in when BR calls him in Chapter 6?
(a) Reagan.
(b) Laguardia.
(c) Dulles.
(d) O'Hare.

8. From what related business did B.R come to the Academy of Tobacco Studies?
(a) Tobacco farmers.
(b) The United States Senate.
(c) Advertising.
(d) Vending machines.

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

10. How does Naylor open his appearance on the Oprah show in Chapter 5?
(a) With a joke.
(b) By giving everyone a free pack of cigarettes.
(c) By presents a pie chart.
(d) By shaking Ron Goode's hand.

11. What news did Naylor accidentally announce on air as a television announcer?
(a) A space-shuttle explosion.
(b) The launching of a nuclear strike.
(c) A major earthquake in California.
(d) The death of the President.

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

13. How long does B.R. give Naylor to come up with a new media plan for the Academy?
(a) One month.
(b) The weekend.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One day.

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

15. From what empire is the autocrat that Naylor cites in the prologue?
(a) The Ottoman Empire.
(b) The Ming Dynasty.
(c) The Roman Empire.
(d) The Mongolian Empire.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what organization did Carlton used to work?

3. At the end of Chapter 5, how much money does Naylor say the Academy is committing to a campaign to stop underage smoking?

4. What international issue is Bailey's ex-boyfriend Hector fiercely concerned about?

5. Why is Nick feeling groggy in Chapter 11?

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