A tobacco industry representative stated that this demographic would be more susceptible to marketing and therefore more easily moldable or pliable to suit the needs of the company. The tobacco industry wouldn’t benefit from a breakable new demographic; a stubborn, or refractory, demographic wouldn’t be ideal so choices a and b are incorrect. The answer is not choice d because it would not make any sense. The answer is not choice e. Intractable is synonymous with stubborn, so again, this wouldn’t be ideal.

The passage delivers the information, but there is definitely a critical attitude toward the tobacco industry. Pointing out all the industry’s dirty tricks without using angry adjectives keeps the tone at critical rather than angry. The answer is not choice a because the author is not objective, nor is it choice c because although it is somber it is not impartial. There is never an indication that the author is holding back anything, so choice d is incorrect. Cold anger (choice e) would be too harsh a description for this article.

The author is bringing to light the unethical tactics of the tobacco industry, making an anti-tobacco movement the most likely of all the answers. The answer would not be choice a as R.J. Reynolds is a tobacco company, and such crude evidence wouldn’t be offered from within. Choice b is a completely arbitrary choice. Although the author could be involved with the board of health, this passage concentrates on smoking rather than a full spectrum of health issues, making c rather than d the better choice. It is never implied that the author is in league with a homeless activist group, so choice e is incorrect.