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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What alliterative word is used to first describe the four Frenchmen in the Hotel Liberty?
(a) Flippant.
(b) Frantic.
(c) Fastidious.
(d) Furious.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does William's companion on the train thank William?

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

3. Why does John Boot want to get away from London?

4. How long does the Soviet Union of Ishmaelia last?

5. To what crisis does Erik Olafsen grudgingly go to aid in Book 2, Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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