View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which activity is Mrs. Stitch NOT performing from her bed when John Boot visits?
(a) Answering the crossword.
(b) Deciding on costumes for a charity ballet.
(c) Signing cheques.
(d) Knitting a quilt.

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

3. What makes Corker ill while on the ship to Ishmaelia?
(a) The fish.
(b) The humidity.
(c) The wine.
(d) A virus.

4. To where does William walk after returning to his hotel, following the incident in Croydon?
(a) The Megalopolitan Office.
(b) South Kensington.
(c) Westminster Abbey.
(d) Hyde Park.

5. In what month do the events of the <i>Scoop</i> begin to unfold?
(a) July.
(b) January.
(c) September.
(d) June.

Short Answer Questions

1. At whose villa does Dr. Benito attempt to persuade William to stay?

2. The man employed by the Ishmaelite government waiting for William at Frau Dressler's is former welterweight champion of what university?

3. How many lords are on staff at the Megalopolitan office?

4. What word does William use to describe the captain's wife to Corker upon first meeting the latter?

5. How many visas is William advised to get for his trip to Ishmaelia?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 214 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample