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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. What group among the journalists uses the largest lorry?
(a) The Universal News Contingent.
(b) The <i>Daily Brute</i> Staff.
(c) The International News Agency.
(d) The Excelsior Movie-Sound Expeditionary Unit.

2. How much does William's toothbrush purchased from the hotel cost?
(a) One pound.
(b) Four shillings.
(c) Eight pounds.
(d) Five shillings.

3. 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) 2 p.m.
(c) 11 a.m.
(d) 12 p.m.

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

5. At what time did the Ishmaelites think the journalists were leaving?
(a) 7 a.m.
(b) 2 p.m.
(c) 10 p.m.
(d) 10 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many gorillas does Hitchcock jokingly claim to have seen after his "return" from Ishmaelia's interior?

2. What is William's initial destination on his way to Ishmaelia?

3. How does William's train companion relate making the acquaintance of his valet?

4. To what country does <i>The Daily Beast</i> want William Boot to travel?

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

(see the answer key)

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