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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. At what time did the Ishmaelites think the journalists were leaving?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 2 p.m.
(c) 10 p.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

2. To what does "unnatural" correspond in the telegram William receives at Aden?
(a) Sea travel.
(b) Ishmaelia.
(c) Universal News.
(d) Expenses.

3. Of what does Mr. Salter insist Lord Copper must remain ignorant?
(a) William oversleeping by half a day.
(b) The oversight of the passport.
(c) A fire in Lord Copper's office.
(d) Mrs. Stitch discovering the mix-up.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of coin does William mistakenly attempt to give the steward on the train to London?

2. In what decade previous to William's story did many European countries attempt expeditions to Ishmaelia?

3. At what time of the evening does Mrs. Stitch invariably go home, according to John Boot?

4. What is Kätchen's father's nationality?

5. What makes Corker ill while on the ship to Ishmaelia?

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