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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal attacks the former welterweight champion who had come to visit William at Frau Dressler's?
(a) The milch-goat.
(b) The three-legged dog.
(c) The enormous pig.
(d) The gander.

2. How long has the President been locked up when William hears of it from Kätchen?
(a) Three days.
(b) One hour.
(c) Four days.
(d) Two weeks.

3. How does Mr. Salter decide to travel from the train station to Boot Magna Hall?
(a) By horse and buggy.
(b) On foot.
(c) By bicycle.
(d) In the slag truck.

4. How many servants attend to the Boot family?
(a) Two.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eight.

5. What bizarre claim does the pseudo-consul of the second Ishmaelite Legation make?
(a) That the Ishmaelite government has been around since the time of Caesar.
(b) That he was brought up in Japan.
(c) That the Ishmaelites are an Aryan race.
(d) That true Ishmaelites are immortal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Kätchen's husband to make his boat that sank like a stone in the Matto Grosso?

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

3. Why is William perplexed by the telegram he receives from <i>The Daily Beast</i> while at Aden?

4. What object does Corker purchase for himself while at Steamer Point?

5. What does the American girl, believing that he is going to Ishmaelia, give to John Boot as a good luck charm?

(see the answer key)

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