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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time does Mr. Salter awake William by telephone while the latter is at the hotel?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) 8 a.m.
(d) 1 p.m.

2. What longtime secret ambition of William's is near to fulfillment towards the end of Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) To fly in a plane.
(b) To cover a big story.
(c) To visit a foreign country.
(d) To leave England.

3. From what town does Hitchcock reportedly score a scoop on the Fascists in Ishmaelia?
(a) Agobe.
(b) Taku.
(c) Kalimina.
(d) Laku.

4. With what animal does Priscilla mischievously replace the animal on which William Boot had written for his recent Lush Places article?
(a) The badger.
(b) The willow-tailed fox.
(c) The great crested grebe.
(d) The wolf.

5. How many lords are on staff at the Megalopolitan office?
(a) Eight.
(b) Twelve.
(c) One.
(d) Sixteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is it commonly mistaken, by his family, that William has a romantic attachment?

2. What does the Swiss waiter attempt to persuade William's companion in the train to purchase?

3. What beverage does Mr. Salter assume William Boot enjoys?

4. Of whose esteem is William afraid of losing if he attends the banquet?

5. How does Josephine Stitch always greet John Boot?

(see the answer key)

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