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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which member of the Boot family owns the motor car?
(a) Uncle Roderick.
(b) Priscilla Boot.
(c) Uncle Theodore.
(d) Aunt Anne.

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

5. What is the name of the woman who attends William in the equipment emporium?
(a) Miss Barton.
(b) Mrs. Salter.
(c) Miss Bloggs.
(d) Miss Burkley.

6. What animal does the Captain of the <i>Francmacon</i>'s wife keep as a pet?
(a) A screaming monkey.
(b) A hairless dog.
(c) A lethargic snake.
(d) A frisky cat.

7. For what paper does Mr. Pappenhacker work?
(a) <i>The Daily Beast</i>.
(b) <i>The Messageries Maritimes</i>.
(c) <i>The Daily Brute</i>.
(d) <i>The Twopence</i>.

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

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

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

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

12. To what street is William suddenly whisked off to in a taxi in order to cover a story regarding Mrs. Stitch?
(a) Walker Street.
(b) St. Bride's Avenue.
(c) Sloane Street.
(d) Fleet Street.

13. What sort of car does Mrs. Stitch drive?
(a) A large black car.
(b) A large white car.
(c) A tiny black car.
(d) A mid-size blue car.

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

15. What is the cost to transport William's luggage to his first destination?
(a) 301 pounds.
(b) 107 pounds.
(c) 103 pounds.
(d) 130 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which activity is Mrs. Stitch NOT performing from her bed when John Boot visits?

2. Which Roman author is Josephine reading on John Boot's arrival?

3. For what item is William asked at the very end of Book 1, Chapter 3?

4. What important individual initially meets William at the equipment emporium?

5. What side of the Ishmaelite conflict does Lord Copper insist is in the right?

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