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

2. What objects fill the heavy bag belonging to the girl who previously occupied William's room in the Pension Dressler?
(a) Gold bars.
(b) Steel rods.
(c) Stones.
(d) Hard-cover books.

3. Into what do William and the young German girl climb while William is moving into his new room?
(a) A tree.
(b) A mess.
(c) A tent.
(d) A canoe.

4. For how long has Frau Dressler lived in Africa?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Seventeen years.
(c) All her life.
(d) Ten years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman who attends William in the equipment emporium?

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

3. How many visas is William advised to get for his trip to Ishmaelia?

4. What object does Corker purchase for himself while at Steamer Point?

5. With whom does William meet at the first Ishmaelite Legation?

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