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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. 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 preserve the livelihood of the tobacco farmer.
(b) He wants to present both sides of the smoking debate.
(c) He wants to get out east more often.
(d) He wants to hearken back to movie smoking of the forties.

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

3. How does Jeff Megall describe the film he wants to integrate smoking into in Chapter 17?
(a) A prestige buddy-comedy.
(b) A futuristic thriller-comedy.
(c) A romantic revisionist western.
(d) An erotic family-drama.

4. What conclusion about the deal does Nick give Jeff Megall at the end of Chapter 19?
(a) He is sure the Academy is on board.
(b) He will have to get back to him.
(c) The Academy will not accept the deal.
(d) They are on if Jeff can guarantee a sequel.

5. What does the Captain want Lady Bents speaking against publicly in Chapter 16?
(a) English pub smoking bans.
(b) Increased Canadian health regulations.
(c) Pacific trade regulations.
(d) A tobacco tariff.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, what does Senator Finisterre want to put on cigarette packs?

2. Why is the Captain in the hospital in Chapter 14?

3. What does Nick indignantly argue with the MOD Squad in Chapter 13?

4. On Nick's flight to LA in Chapter 17, who makes a nasty comment to him?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nick convince Lady Bent to speak against trade regulations in Chapter 16?

2. How does Nick deal with the passage of Senator Finisterre's bill in this section?

3. Describe Nick's arrest in Chapter 24?

4. What problem is the Academy having in Asia?

5. What vision does Nick have at the beginning of Chapter 15?

6. What concerns has the Captain long had about BR that he reveals in Chapter 25?

7. Describe the argument the MOD Squad has in Chapter 13.

8. Describe the hotel that Nick goes to in Chapter 17.

9. What is odd about Monmaney and Allman's question is Chapter 14?

10. How does Nick convince Lorne Lutch to take the bribe in Chapter 18?

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