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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long has Mrs. Stitch been stranded in her car when William arrives?
(a) Seventy-two minutes.
(b) Three hours.
(c) Four minutes.
(d) Half an hour.

2. Which member of the Boot household is the richest in ready cash?
(a) Nannie Price.
(b) The Elder Widow Boot.
(c) The Widow Boot.
(d) Nannie Bloggs.

3. How much does William's toothbrush purchased from the hotel cost?
(a) One pound.
(b) Four shillings.
(c) Eight pounds.
(d) Five shillings.

4. Where is William intending to depart the train?
(a) Tangiers.
(b) The Cote d'Azur.
(c) Avignon.
(d) Marseilles.

5. What has Nannie Bloggs promised William if ever she wins the Irish Sweepstakes?
(a) To take him across seas.
(b) To send him to journalism school.
(c) To take him in a plane.
(d) To buy him a car.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of what does Mr. Salter insist Lord Copper must remain ignorant?

3. What food do William, the French administrator, and the administrator's children reject while dining on the <i>Francmacon</i>?

4. How much of the <i>Francmacon</i>'s deck is given up to the captain's quarters?

5. What is the name of the ship in which William must travel to Aden?

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