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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time does Mr. Salter awake William by telephone while the latter is at the hotel?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) 8 a.m.
(d) 1 p.m.

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

3. On what animal has William Boot composed one of his "more finished essays," as reported in Book 1, Chapter 2?
(a) The great crested grebe.
(b) The willow-tailed fox.
(c) The wolf.
(d) The badger.

4. Of what school is the man William meets at the first Ishmaelite Legation a graduate?
(a) King's College London.
(b) Cambridge University.
(c) The Baptist College of Antigua.
(d) Yale University.

5. How many servants attend to the Boot family?
(a) Two.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eleven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of the Boot family owns the house and estate?

2. What famous reporter has <i>The Daily Beast</i> recently lost to a competitor?

3. Why does Mrs. Stitch prefer the sort of car she drives?

4. How does Josephine Stitch always greet John Boot?

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

(see the answer key)

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