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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Mrs. Stitch take in the bath while John Boot waits?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 25 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

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

3. What has Nannie Bloggs promised William if ever she wins the Irish Sweepstakes?
(a) To send him to journalism school.
(b) To take him in a plane.
(c) To buy him a car.
(d) To take him across seas.

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

5. What items does Lord Copper especially impress upon William to take on his trip?
(a) Water-proof pens.
(b) Cleft sticks.
(c) Copies of <i>The Daily Beast</i>.
(d) Hiking boots.

6. With what sort of art is Corker infatuated?
(a) American Art.
(b) African Art.
(c) Occidental Art.
(d) Oriental Art.

7. What longtime secret ambition of William's is near to fulfillment towards the end of Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) To cover a big story.
(b) To visit a foreign country.
(c) To fly in a plane.
(d) To leave England.

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

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

10. Which member of the Boot family owns the house and estate?
(a) Bernard Boot.
(b) Roderick Boot.
(c) William Boot.
(d) Theodore Boot.

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

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

13. What is the title of William Boot's regular column in <i>The Daily Beast</i>?
(a) <i>Lush Places.</i>
(b) <i>London Gentleman.</i>
(c) <i>Plashy Fens.</i>
(d) <i>The Questing Vole.</i>

14. With whom does William meet at the first Ishmaelite Legation?
(a) The Foreign Ambassador.
(b) The Consul-General.
(c) The Exiled Prime Minister.
(d) Doctor Cohen.

15. What important individual initially meets William at the equipment emporium?
(a) Lord Copper.
(b) John Boot.
(c) General Cruttwell.
(d) Algernon Stitch.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does William's toothbrush purchased from the hotel cost?

2. What object of William's passes by the customs officials of the airport without scrutiny?

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

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

5. What bizarre claim does the pseudo-consul of the second Ishmaelite Legation make?

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