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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long has Mrs. Stitch been stranded in her car when William arrives?
(a) Seventy-two minutes.
(b) Three hours.
(c) Four minutes.
(d) Half an hour.

2. What is the name of Jakes' jackal?
(a) Pigge.
(b) Paleologue.
(c) DuPree.
(d) Achumba.

3. How many cabs transport William and all his luggage from Victoria?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

4. What does Mr. Pappenhack regularly use as a sedative when his mind is restless?
(a) The evening newspaper.
(b) A toy train.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) <i>Le Fleurs du Mal</i>.

5. From where does Paleologue provide servant boys to the journalists at the Hotel Liberty?
(a) The hotel annex.
(b) The Department of Internal Affairs.
(c) The Adventist Mission.
(d) The Catholic Mission.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what is the sign bearing the name "Boot" held at the Dover train station?

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

3. To where do the Ishmaelian taxi drivers in Jacksonburg take foreigners when the latter cannot be understood?

4. What family holds a dynasty over the Ishmaelian government?

5. What longtime secret ambition of William's is near to fulfillment towards the end of Book 1, Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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