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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 21, what does BR inform Nick the the FBI wants to look at?
(a) His business receipts.
(b) His phone records.
(c) His day planner.
(d) His apartment.

2. On Nick's flight to LA in Chapter 17, who makes a nasty comment to him?
(a) A diplomat.
(b) A general.
(c) A Senator.
(d) A producer.

3. What reason does Nick give the viceroy in Chapter 16 for needing to speak in the bathroom?
(a) He needs to multitask.
(b) He doesn't want Lady Bent to hear.
(c) He wants to be alone with Viceroy.
(d) He wants to avoid being recorded.

4. Where does BR send Nick in Chapter 16 to meet Lady Bent?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Toronto.

5. Why is the Sultan of Glutan a controversial figure?
(a) He is suspecting of financing terror groups.
(b) He has over a hundred wives.
(c) He recently slapped the President.
(d) He has been accused of perpetrating genocide.

6. Lady Bent is particularly well-known for holding strong against which adversaries?
(a) The Welsh.
(b) Striking coal miners.
(c) Tory reformers.
(d) The IRA.

7. Whom does Nick blame on the the investigation when Heather calls him in Chapter 23?
(a) Senator Finisterre.
(b) Lady Dent.
(c) Gordon Craighead.
(d) BR.

8. Why is Penelope Bent famous?
(a) She was a popular Tory pundit in the 1970's.
(b) She was the CEO of Union Carbide.
(c) She was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
(d) She was Miss World in 1987.

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

10. Who does Nick find in his office in Chapter 25?
(a) Heather.
(b) Nico-terrorists.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The Captain.

11. What response to the probably passage of the skull-and-crossbones label does Nick suggest in Chapter 22?
(a) Putting the label on the back of the pack.
(b) Making the label transparent.
(c) Designing their own skull.
(d) Making the label as small as possible.

12. In Chapter 20, what does Senator Finisterre want to put on cigarette packs?
(a) A skull and crossbones.
(b) A solid black wrapping.
(c) An odorous sealant.
(d) A child-proof lock.

13. To what does Nick liken the speech BR gives at the beginning Chapter 13?
(a) A eulogy.
(b) An inaugural speech.
(c) A state of the union.
(d) A battlefield address.

14. In Chapter 15, what idea does Jeannette have when she comes to Nick's office?
(a) A new ad campaign
(b) A new slogan for the Academy.
(c) A new smokers' magazine.
(d) A new type of chewing tobacco.

15. What news does Jeannette give Nick at dinner in Chapter 15?
(a) The Captain is dying.
(b) BR is thinking of leaving the Academy.
(c) Finisterre is introducing new tobacco legislation.
(d) Gordon Craighead was behind his abduction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What cryptic comment does Gomez O'Neal make to Nick at the end of Chapter 13?

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

3. How does Nick physically react to the cigarette he smokes in Chapter 13?

4. What does Nick leave behind when he goes into Lorne's house in Chapter 18?

5. What does BR order Nick to do at the beginning of Chapter 25?

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