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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Corker purchase for himself while at Steamer Point?
(a) A ceramic pig.
(b) A tribal mask.
(c) An elephant of synthetic ivory.
(d) A tiny leather rhinocerous.

2. What does Mr. Pappenhack regularly use as a sedative when his mind is restless?
(a) The evening newspaper.
(b) A toy train.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) <i>Le Fleurs du Mal</i>.

3. What object of William's passes by the customs officials of the airport without scrutiny?
(a) The typewriter.
(b) His boots.
(c) The cleft sticks.
(d) The canoe.

4. Who writes the final report from Ishmaelia to <i>The Daily Beast</i>?
(a) Corker.
(b) William.
(c) Hitchcock.
(d) Mr. Baldwin.

5. William's heart is described as rising with the plane the first time he takes off. To what is this compared?
(a) Swanlike.
(b) Hawklike.
(c) Fearfully.
(d) Larklike.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is William's initial destination on his way to Ishmaelia?

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

3. How many servants attend to the Boot family?

4. What position does John Boot initially seek from Mr. Stitch as a means of foreign employ?

5. How long has the President been locked up when William hears of it from Kätchen?

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