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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. Who has recently interviewed Polly in Chapter 20?

2. To what does Nick liken the speech BR gives at the beginning Chapter 13?

3. When they first meet in person in Chapter 17, why does Jeff Megall say he wants to do business with the Academy?

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

5. Who is arrested along with Nick in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Sven improved the anti-underage-smoking campaign in Chapter 13?

2. What plan is Senator Finisterre trying to pass through Congress in Chapter 19?

3. In Chapter 20, how does Nick rebut Senator Finisterre's cigarette criticism on Nightline?

4. Why is Nick unable to get counsel from Carlinsky in Chapter 26?

5. What does Nick think truly has happened to him since the attack?

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

7. What problem is the Academy having in Asia?

8. What issues in Chapter 19 make Nick uneasy about agrees to a deal with Jeff Megall?

9. What deal do Jeff Megall and Nick discuss in Chapter 17?

10. Describe Nick's arrest in Chapter 24?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the Academy of Tobacco Studies. Begin by analyzing its name, how it is itself an act of brazen deception. Who founds the Academy, and what historical event in the late 1950's precipitates its founding? At the beginning of the novel, what is the public perception of the Academy and Nick as a representative of it? In summation, discuss how the Academy serves as a symbol for all lobbyists in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout most of the novel, the nico-terrorists seem like a credible and immediate danger to Nick Naylor. They turn out, in the end, to be a red herring designed to catalyze Nick's public discrediting. Write an essay about this process int he novel. How are the nico-terrorists introduced? Why are they unsuccessful in killing Nick? How does the reader become aware that their organization is a farce? Sum up the essay by explaining who the terrorists, are.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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