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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many members of the Boot family live in Boot Magna Hall?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

2. What sort of car does Mrs. Stitch drive?
(a) A mid-size blue car.
(b) A tiny black car.
(c) A large black car.
(d) A large white car.

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

4. What important individual initially meets William at the equipment emporium?
(a) John Boot.
(b) Algernon Stitch.
(c) General Cruttwell.
(d) Lord Copper.

5. What is William's initial destination on his way to Ishmaelia?
(a) Paris.
(b) Tangiers.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Marseilles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What longtime secret ambition of William's is near to fulfillment towards the end of Book 1, Chapter 3?

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

3. After whose style has William Boot modeled his writing?

4. Where does John Boot wish to be sent, as revealed in his private conversation with Mrs. Stitch?

5. On what animal has William Boot composed one of his "more finished essays," as reported in Book 1, Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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