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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What recent surgery has the Captain undergone when Naylor meets him in Chapter 6?

2. What fictional newspaper does Heather Holloway work for?

3. How many nicotine patches are put on Nick's body in Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 1, how does Nick characterize JJ Hollister?

5. In Chapter 12, what do the two D.C. policeman think Nick is?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Bobby Jay Bliss find his way to SAFETY?

3. How does Heather portray Nick in her article?

4. What is the Academy of Tobacco Studies?

5. Describe Budd Rohrabacher.

6. What bet do Polly and Bobby Jay make at Bert's in Chapter 7?

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

8. Why is Nick's Today Show interview in Chapter 12 such a hit?

9. How does Nick's meeting with Heather Holloway end in Chapter 9?

10. Describe the history of cigarettes as related by Nick Naylor in Chapter 4.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many pieces of literature words are simply the vessels of meaning; not so with Thank You for Smoking. Write an essay on the alternate use of words in the novel. Firstly, how are they used as weapons? Secondly, how are they used to conceal meaning? Discuss which characters are noted as being most effective in using words. How does he or she do so? What does all of this say about the world of politics and lobbying in the modern era?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the character of Lorne Lutch. Begin the essay by discussing what famous real-life icon he is based on. Why does his anti-smoking crusade seem infinitely more sincere than that of Senator Finisterre and Gordan Craighead? Discuss the moment when Nick bribes him. How does Nick manage to convince Lorne to sacrifice his ideals? What is the significance of Nick's decision to lie about Lorne's decision at the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the characters of BR and Jeannette. What forewarning does the reader have that these characters are both deceptive and ambitious? Why does Nick fall prey to their lies even though he knows they are not to be trusted? Specifically, what strange actions does each character undertake over the course of the novel that seem unexplainable? How are they eventually explained by the final betrayal of the novel? What do they reveal about them?

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