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

2. Why is Nick hesitant about letting Monmaney and Allman into his apartment in Chapter 22?

3. What news does Carlinsky give Nick in Chapter 26?

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

5. What do both Senator Plum and Nick imply about the nico-terrorists in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the film footage in Chapter 23 look?

3. What does Heather imply to Nick in Chapter 21?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What do Allman and Monmaney find that prompts them to arrest Nick in this section?

10. Who is Jack Bein?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nick Naylor's perpetual fight against the "gaspers" means a consistent argument that they stand in the way of American values, more so than big tobacco does. Write an essay about Nick's constant debate with the neo-Puritanical elements of America in three parts:

Part 1) Discuss Nick's appearance on Oprah with the kid dying of cancer and Ron Goode. How is the deck stacked against Nick at the beginning of the program, and how does Nick turn the tables? What accusations does he lob at Goode and OSAP, and how does Goode respond? What makes the show a victory for the Academy?

Part 2) Discuss the ongoing argument between Senator Finisterre and Nick. What changes does the Senator want to enact regarding cigarettes? What arguments does Nick make over the course of the novel to rebut these changes? Why does Nick come off so much better than the Senator in this argument?

Part 3) Sum up the essay by discussing what Nick Naylor's central argument about freedom is. What does he consider men like Senator Finisterre and Ron Goode threats to American freedom? What do they want that is incompatible with democracy, according to Nick?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about Nick Naylor's relationships with women over the course of the novel. Write a paragraph on one of his major relationships with Heather Holloway, Jeannette Dantine, or Polly Bailey. How does each of the first two relationships reflect the truly unwise mating habits of Nick? What does he risk and lose in both of these couplings? What does he learn? Sum up the essay by discussing how Polly is a reflection of what Nick has learned in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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