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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unfortunately happens to William's first passport?
(a) It has a terrible photo.
(b) It is lost.
(c) It is dropped in a river.
(d) It is burned.

2. What word does William use to describe the captain's wife to Corker upon first meeting the latter?
(a) Bulky.
(b) Slim.
(c) Hideous.
(d) Slender.

3. What is the name of the companion's valet on the train?
(a) Cuthbert.
(b) James.
(c) Roland.
(d) Hax.

4. Where is William intending to depart the train?
(a) Tangiers.
(b) Avignon.
(c) The Cote d'Azur.
(d) Marseilles.

5. What object of William's passes by the customs officials of the airport without scrutiny?
(a) The cleft sticks.
(b) The canoe.
(c) His boots.
(d) The typewriter.

6. What position does John Boot initially seek from Mr. Stitch as a means of foreign employ?
(a) A wartime correspondent.
(b) A position of espionage.
(c) A trade representative.
(d) A diplomatic ambassador.

7. Why does John Boot want to get away from London?
(a) It is too crowded.
(b) He wants adventure.
(c) He wants to get away from an American girl.
(d) He wants an opportunity to be famous.

8. William's heart is described as rising with the plane the first time he takes off. To what is this compared?
(a) Larklike.
(b) Swanlike.
(c) Fearfully.
(d) Hawklike.

9. At what time does William Boot, after a harrowing morning in the hotel, reach Copper House, to Mr. Salter's dismay?
(a) 4 p.m.
(b) 12 p.m.
(c) 11 a.m.
(d) 2 p.m.

10. How does Mr. Salter always answer Lord Copper when the latter is incorrect?
(a) "It is possible."
(b) "Definitely, Lord Copper."
(c) "Within reason, Lord Copper."
(d) "Up to a point."

11. What does the American girl, believing that he is going to Ishmaelia, give to John Boot as a good luck charm?
(a) A locket with her picture.
(b) A wet rabbit's foot.
(c) A metal cross.
(d) A bog-oak pig.

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

13. From where is William supposed to leave England?
(a) York.
(b) Croydon.
(c) West Kensington.
(d) South London.

14. What side of the Ishmaelite conflict does Lord Copper insist is in the right?
(a) The Rebels.
(b) The Independents.
(c) The Patriots.
(d) The Traitors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Stitch prefer the sort of car she drives?

2. How many servants attend to the Boot family?

3. How many members of the Boot family live in Boot Magna Hall?

4. How does William's train companion relate making the acquaintance of his valet?

5. Of what school is the man William meets at the first Ishmaelite Legation a graduate?

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