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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 is the name of the companion's valet on the train?
(a) Roland.
(b) Cuthbert.
(c) James.
(d) Hax.

2. After conversing with William about their respective destinations, William's companion on the train begins to read what?
(a) A work of French philosophy.
(b) A love letter from his wife.
(c) A copy of <i>The Daily Beast</i>.
(d) A work of German poetry.

3. What beverage does Mr. Salter assume William Boot enjoys?
(a) Cider.
(b) Bourbon.
(c) Moonshine.
(d) Whiskey.

4. To what street is William suddenly whisked off to in a taxi in order to cover a story regarding Mrs. Stitch?
(a) St. Bride's Avenue.
(b) Fleet Street.
(c) Walker Street.
(d) Sloane Street.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does William meet at the first Ishmaelite Legation?

2. What side of the Ishmaelite conflict does Lord Copper insist is in the right?

3. At what time does William Boot, after a harrowing morning in the hotel, reach Copper House, to Mr. Salter's dismay?

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

5. Of what school is the man William meets at the first Ishmaelite Legation a graduate?

(see the answer key)

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