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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 9, what does Heather tell Nick is the topic of her article?
(a) Him.
(b) Faustian bargains.
(c) Public relations challenges.
(d) The tobacco industry.

3. At the end of Chapter 4, BR asks Naylor to mention what on Oprah?
(a) A new study linking smoking to lower cholesterol.
(b) Jeannette's promotion.
(c) The Captain's daughter's wedding.
(d) Their new anti-smoking campaign.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What fictional newspaper does Heather Holloway work for?

2. Why did Polly Bailey move from a Representative's office to the Moderation Council?

3. With what television journalist does Polly have an interview regarding fetal alcohol syndrome in Chapter 7?

4. What is Nick Naylor's title at the Academy of Tobacco Studies?

5. In Chapter 5, who is Naylor is seated onstage next?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of Nick Naylor's meeting with Reverend Griggs in Chapter 10?

2. How do the nico-terrorists in Chapter 11 attempt to kill Nick?

3. Describe the Captain.

4. What ominous assignment does BR give Naylor at the end of Chapter 1?

5. What types of messages does Nick have waiting for him at the Academy in Chapter 7?

6. What issue does Nick have with with Sven Gland's ad campaign in Chapter 7?

7. How does the Academy respond to the death threat in Chapter 9?

8. What is the Academy of Tobacco Studies?

9. How is Nick's Larry King interview interrupted with some shocking news?

10. Why does Nick survive the attempt on his life by the nico-terrorists?

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