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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. What longtime secret ambition of William's is near to fulfillment towards the end of Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) To leave England.
(b) To visit a foreign country.
(c) To cover a big story.
(d) To fly in a plane.

2. Which activity is Mrs. Stitch NOT performing from her bed when John Boot visits?
(a) Answering the crossword.
(b) Signing cheques.
(c) Knitting a quilt.
(d) Deciding on costumes for a charity ballet.

3. What side of the Ishmaelite conflict does Lord Copper insist is in the right?
(a) The Independents.
(b) The Traitors.
(c) The Patriots.
(d) The Rebels.

4. What is the new word which Josephine learns and uses to describe many things to John Boot?
(a) Banal.
(b) Mundane.
(c) Trivial.
(d) Superfluous.

5. At what time does William Boot, after a harrowing morning in the hotel, reach Copper House, to Mr. Salter's dismay?
(a) 2 p.m.
(b) 4 p.m.
(c) 12 p.m.
(d) 11 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many servants attend to the Boot family?

2. What bizarre claim does the pseudo-consul of the second Ishmaelite Legation make?

3. What sort of car does Mrs. Stitch drive?

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

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

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