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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what market does BR push Nick to do more interviews in Chapter 13?
(a) The Continental European market.
(b) The South American market.
(c) The Asian market.
(d) The British market.

2. In Chapter 13, what is every member of the Academy told they will have to attend?
(a) An anti-terrorism retreat.
(b) A self-defense class.
(c) A Nick Naylor interview retrospective.
(d) A press interaction seminal.

3. What cryptic comment does Gomez O'Neal make to Nick at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Meet in public places.
(b) Trust no one.
(c) Lay low.
(d) Watch your back.

4. Why is Polly short-tempered in Chapter 13?
(a) The Moderation Council has been getting bad press.
(b) Her ex wants to get back together.
(c) She has a migraine.
(d) She might be getting fired.

5. What does the Captain do for Nick at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) He raises his salary.
(b) He sends him a bottle of fine bourbon.
(c) He invites him to his summer-home in the Hamptons.
(d) He gives him a new television.

6. What recommendation does the Captain make to Nick in a call in Chapter 23?
(a) He should leave the Academy.
(b) He should remain in Los Angeles.
(c) He should retain a lawyer.
(d) He should suspend all public statements.

7. What is the name of grassroots smoking group Nick speaks in front to in Chapter 16?
(a) Puffers.
(b) Sons of Winston-Salem.
(c) First Mates.
(d) Tobacconeers.

8. What dangerous product from Senator Finisterre's state does Nick decry in Chapter 20?
(a) Cheddar cheese.
(b) Donuts.
(c) Root beer.
(d) Baby formula.

9. Who has recently interviewed Polly in Chapter 20?
(a) Dan Rather.
(b) Heather Holloway.
(c) BR.
(d) The FBI.

10. Why did the Captain place a spy in BR's office?
(a) To see if BR and Jeannette were sleeping together.
(b) To see if BR was selling Academy secrets to the press.
(c) To see if BR was stealing company supplies.
(d) To see if BR was embezzling money.

11. What does Nick leave behind when he goes into Lorne's house in Chapter 18?
(a) His son.
(b) His gun.
(c) The money.
(d) His security.

12. Who is arrested along with Nick in Chapter 24?
(a) Jeff Megall.
(b) His security detail.
(c) Bobby Jay Bliss.
(d) Jeannette.

13. When they first meet in person in Chapter 17, why does Jeff Megall say he wants to do business with the Academy?
(a) He wants to get out east more often.
(b) He wants to hearken back to movie smoking of the forties.
(c) He wants to present both sides of the smoking debate.
(d) He wants to preserve the livelihood of the tobacco farmer.

14. What does the Captain say Nick should ask Lutch to do in return for the Academy's money in Chapter 14?
(a) Be in a new advertisement.
(b) Return to the Agglomerated Tobacco family.
(c) Stay quiet.
(d) Nothing.

15. What new does Gomez deliver to Nick at the end of Chapter 18?
(a) BR is going to promote him to executive status.
(b) He will be fired in the morning.
(c) The nico-terrorists have been killed.
(d) Lorne Lutch has cancelled a speaking engagement.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 25, what crime does the Captain fear BR may be regularly committing?

2. What is the name of the hotel where Nick is staying in Chapter 17?

3. In Chapter 24, Carlinsky tells Nick the FBI found a key in his apartment. What is the key give access to?

4. Why is Nick not seated near Senator Finisterre on Nightline in Chapter 20?

5. In Chapter 15, which of the following is not an odd sexual proclivity of Jeannette's?

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