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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27-30, Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nick physically react to the cigarette he smokes in Chapter 13?
(a) He vomits.
(b) He passes out.
(c) He has no adverse reaction.
(d) He gets dizzy.

2. What news does Jeannette give Nick at dinner in Chapter 15?
(a) BR is thinking of leaving the Academy.
(b) Finisterre is introducing new tobacco legislation.
(c) The Captain is dying.
(d) Gordon Craighead was behind his abduction.

3. What does Polly Bailey say her beer wholesalers are coming to Washington to protest in Chapter 2?
(a) Higher fuel rates.
(b) Dry county legislation.
(c) A new excise tax.
(d) Stricter transportation laws.

4. What two talking points does Naylor cite in Chapter 1's call to a dubious periodical?
(a) Poorly-trained researchers and poorly-worded surveys.
(b) Hidden health benefits and internal corruption.
(c) Divergent medical opinions and anti-industry bias.
(d) Insufficient test groups and foregone conclusions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who else is on the panel on which Naylor sits in the Prologue?

2. Why is Polly short-tempered in Chapter 13?

3. What are Gomex and Nick eating at the beginning of Chapter 27?

4. In Chapter 5, who is Naylor is seated onstage next?

5. From what state is the caller who announces he will kill Nick Naylor in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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