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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the highest paid journalist in America, about whom Corker tells William a story?
(a) Jocelyn Hitchcock.
(b) Wenlock Jakes.
(c) Jack Bannister.
(d) Edward Robinson.

2. What two beasts prominently roam on tethers in the front yard of William's second place of residence in Ishmaelia?
(a) A pig and a milch-goat.
(b) A milch-goat and a gander.
(c) A baboon and a pig.
(d) A pig and a dog.

3. To where does William walk after returning to his hotel, following the incident in Croydon?
(a) South Kensington.
(b) Westminster Abbey.
(c) Hyde Park.
(d) The Megalopolitan Office.

4. William's heart is described as rising with the plane the first time he takes off. To what is this compared?
(a) Larklike.
(b) Hawklike.
(c) Fearfully.
(d) Swanlike.

5. With whom does William meet at the first Ishmaelite Legation?
(a) The Foreign Ambassador.
(b) The Exiled Prime Minister.
(c) Doctor Cohen.
(d) The Consul-General.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group among the journalists uses the largest lorry?

2. How much money is William given by <i>The Daily Beast</i> in traveler's checks?

3. How much of the <i>Francmacon</i>'s deck is given up to the captain's quarters?

4. Into what do William and the young German girl climb while William is moving into his new room?

5. At what time does William Boot, after a harrowing morning in the hotel, reach Copper House, to Mr. Salter's dismay?

(see the answer key)

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