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

2. To where does William walk after returning to his hotel, following the incident in Croydon?
(a) Hyde Park.
(b) Westminster Abbey.
(c) South Kensington.
(d) The Megalopolitan Office.

3. In what month do the events of the <i>Scoop</i> begin to unfold?
(a) January.
(b) September.
(c) June.
(d) July.

4. What time of day does John Boot visit the Stitch residence?
(a) 12 p.m.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) 7 a.m.
(d) 11 a.m.

5. What is the cost to transport William's luggage to his first destination?
(a) 130 pounds.
(b) 103 pounds.
(c) 107 pounds.
(d) 301 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many servants attend to the Boot family?

2. Which Roman author is Josephine reading on John Boot's arrival?

3. What is the new word which Josephine learns and uses to describe many things to John Boot?

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

5. How many copies of John Boot's novel sell in their first year?

(see the answer key)

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