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

2. What does the American girl, believing that he is going to Ishmaelia, give to John Boot as a good luck charm?
(a) A metal cross.
(b) A wet rabbit's foot.
(c) A bog-oak pig.
(d) A locket with her picture.

3. What bizarre claim does the pseudo-consul of the second Ishmaelite Legation make?
(a) That true Ishmaelites are immortal.
(b) That the Ishmaelite government has been around since the time of Caesar.
(c) That the Ishmaelites are an Aryan race.
(d) That he was brought up in Japan.

4. What animal does the Captain of the <i>Francmacon</i>'s wife keep as a pet?
(a) A frisky cat.
(b) A screaming monkey.
(c) A hairless dog.
(d) A lethargic snake.

5. 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 leave England.
(c) To cover a big story.
(d) To visit a foreign country.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where does William move after two photographers join his and Corker's room at the Hotel Liberty?

2. When the journalists leave Jacksonburg to chase Hitchcock's story, where does William go?

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

4. To what street is William suddenly whisked off to in a taxi in order to cover a story regarding Mrs. Stitch?

5. When William first arrives at the Megalopolitan building, he finds it:

(see the answer key)

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