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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of the Boot household is the richest in ready cash?
(a) The Elder Widow Boot.
(b) Nannie Bloggs.
(c) Nannie Price.
(d) The Widow Boot.

2. In what month do the events of the <i>Scoop</i> begin to unfold?
(a) September.
(b) June.
(c) January.
(d) July.

3. How long does Mrs. Stitch take in the bath while John Boot waits?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 25 minutes.

4. Of what school is the man William meets at the first Ishmaelite Legation a graduate?
(a) King's College London.
(b) Cambridge University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) The Baptist College of Antigua.

5. On what animal has William Boot composed one of his "more finished essays," as reported in Book 1, Chapter 2?
(a) The willow-tailed fox.
(b) The badger.
(c) The great crested grebe.
(d) The wolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what item is William asked at the very end of Book 1, Chapter 3?

2. What has Nannie Bloggs promised William if ever she wins the Irish Sweepstakes?

3. How many copies of John Boot's novel sell in their first year?

4. What side of the Ishmaelite conflict does Lord Copper insist is in the right?

5. What important individual initially meets William at the equipment emporium?

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