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Scoop Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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. At what time does William Boot, after a harrowing morning in the hotel, reach Copper House, to Mr. Salter's dismay?
(a) 4 p.m.
(b) 11 a.m.
(c) 12 p.m.
(d) 2 p.m.

2. After whose style has William Boot modeled his writing?
(a) The late rector of Boot Magna.
(b) Hillaire Belloc.
(c) John Courteney Boot.
(d) Lord Copper.

3. What beverage does Corker attempt to order from the steward on the boat?
(a) A glass of Riesling.
(b) A pint of bitter.
(c) A glass of Bourdeaux.
(d) A tablespoon of butter.

4. With what sort of art is Corker infatuated?
(a) African Art.
(b) Oriental Art.
(c) Occidental Art.
(d) American Art.

5. What sort of car does Mrs. Stitch drive?
(a) A tiny black car.
(b) A large white car.
(c) A large black car.
(d) A mid-size blue car.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does John Boot want to get away from London?

3. What is the cost to transport William's luggage to his first destination?

4. Of what does Mr. Salter insist Lord Copper must remain ignorant?

5. For what do the initials of Corker's agency "U.N." stand?

Short Essay Questions

1. What greatly inconveniences William on his arrival in Paris?

2. How do the journalists in Jacksonburg make up for the lack of news when they first arrive in Ishmaelia?

3. How do William and Corker both feel about Dr. Benito at the meeting of the Foreign Press Association?

4. By what misunderstanding is William Boot mistaken for the Boot that Lord Copper asked Mr. Salter to find?

5. Why is Mr. Salter sympathetic in thought if not action to William's desire to stay home and continue writing <i>Lush Places</i>?

6. Describe William's interaction with his unusual fellow passenger in the restaurant car of the train to Marseilles.

7. In what way does Kätchen abuse William's attraction to her?

8. In what way is Uncle Theodore unlike any of Lord Copper's banquet guests of honor, before or after?

9. In his mind, how is William's job as the author of the <i>Lush Places</i> column in the <i>Daily Beast</i> is threatened?

10. What is the chief concern of Lord Copper and Mr. Salter as William makes his way back to London, and how do they plan to deal with this concern?

(see the answer keys)

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