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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. How many copies of John Boot's novel sell in their first year?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 15,000,000.

2. What food do William, the French administrator, and the administrator's children reject while dining on the <i>Francmacon</i>?
(a) Shriveled oysters.
(b) Hot, pepper-covered fish.
(c) Old, greasy ham.
(d) Cold, white fish.

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

4. After whose style has William Boot modeled his writing?
(a) The late rector of Boot Magna.
(b) Lord Copper.
(c) Hillaire Belloc.
(d) John Courteney Boot.

5. For what item is William asked at the very end of Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) His typewriter.
(b) A hundred pounds.
(c) An autograph.
(d) His passport.

Short Answer Questions

1. What regular Ishmaelite practice has kept the country from being colonized?

2. How much per week does William agree to pay Kätchen for news?

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

4. Why must the young man rather than Bert Tyler drive?

5. What does the Boot family prevent Mr. Salter from drinking?

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