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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is an aspect that makes Polly Bailey particularly attractive?
(a) Her long legs.
(b) Her unusually large eyes.
(c) Her sexy rasp.
(d) Her curvy figure.

2. What is Nick Naylor's title at the Academy of Tobacco Studies?
(a) Head of Media Interfacing.
(b) Executive VP for Public Relations.
(c) Consituent Service Coordinator.
(d) Chief Spokesperson.

3. What uncharacteristic act does BR take regarding Nick at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) He apologizes.
(b) He publicly thanks him.
(c) He gives him the day off.
(d) He hugs him.

4. Which of the following is a historic event that popularized smoking cited by by Naylor in Chapter 4?
(a) Development of modern grocery stores.
(b) The advent of television.
(c) Air travel.
(d) World War I.

5. Which famous public figure recently had a sex scandal explode in the restaurant where Nick meets Heather Holloway in Chapter 9?
(a) Senator Finisterre.
(b) Gordon Craighead.
(c) Lorne Lutch.
(d) Jeff Megall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fictional newspaper does Heather Holloway work for?

2. Where does the Captain recommend Nick go as soon as possible in Chapter 9?

3. How long does B.R. give Naylor to come up with a new media plan for the Academy?

4. What drink does the Captain insist Nick Naylor join him in?

5. Which coworker comes to Naylor's office with overly-excited praise in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Academy respond to the death threat in Chapter 9?

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

3. In Chapter 1, what differences between BR and his predecessor does Naylor note?

4. In Chapter 3, how does BR try to undermine Naylor?

5. What does the reader learn about Gazelle in Chapter 7?

6. How does Oprah betray Naylor at the beginning of Chapter 5?

7. How does Nick fare in the Oprah show?

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

9. What bad news does BR give Naylor at the end of Chapter 4?

10. Describe the transfixed moment Naylor experiences at the end of Chapter 3.

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