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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 food does Kätchen's husband eat in William's room?
(a) Canned yams.
(b) Half a spiral ham.
(c) Assorted Ismaelian fruit.
(d) A Christmas dinner.

2. How many lords are on staff at the Megalopolitan office?
(a) Eight.
(b) One.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twelve.

3. What items does Lord Copper especially impress upon William to take on his trip?
(a) Cleft sticks.
(b) Copies of <i>The Daily Beast</i>.
(c) Water-proof pens.
(d) Hiking boots.

4. How does William's train companion relate making the acquaintance of his valet?
(a) They both once worked at <i>The Daily Brute</i>.
(b) They went to church together.
(c) They served together in the war.
(d) They met at an English pub.

5. What phrase does Corker tell William to cable back to London regarding Aden's military preparedness?
(a) "Aden unwarwise."
(b) "Aden hot."
(c) "Aden warwise."
(d) "Arrived in Aden, staying."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cost to transport William's luggage to his first destination?

2. With how many other passengers does William fly on his way to Paris?

3. Who is the highest paid journalist in America, about whom Corker tells William a story?

4. From where does Paleologue provide servant boys to the journalists at the Hotel Liberty?

5. At what time did the Ishmaelites think the journalists were leaving?

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