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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city does the Captain live and work in?
(a) Louisville.
(b) Winston-Salem.
(c) Raleigh.
(d) Richmond.

2. At the end of Chapter 9, what does Heather say attracts her to Nick?
(a) His gift for rationalization.
(b) His preternatural cool.
(c) His absence of morality.
(d) The way he smokes.

3. Where does the Captain recommend Nick go as soon as possible in Chapter 9?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) London.
(c) Toronto.
(d) New York.

4. In Chapter 9, what words does Heather use to describe Nick's assertion that he works for tobacco to pay the rent?
(a) The moral equivalency principle.
(b) Yuppie Nuremberg defense.
(c) Fantastical disassociation.
(d) Aww-shucks rationalization.

5. What is the name of the organization to which Gordon Craighead belongs?
(a) Office of Substance Abuse Prevention.
(b) Temperance International.
(c) Coalition to End Drunk Driving.
(d) Committee for Responsible Living.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick imagine the two FBI agents interviewing him in Chapter 12 doing?

2. What type of medical specialist does Nick see in Chapter 10?

3. What reason does Naylor give the Captain for working at the Academy in Chapter 6?

4. What does the Captain want Lady Bents speaking against publicly in Chapter 16?

5. What is Nick looking at in Chapter 15 when he imagines a vast nude tableau?

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