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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What French philosopher is mentioned in Book 1, Chapter 4, section 6?
(a) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
(b) Jacques Maritain.
(c) Voltaire.
(d) Rene Descartes.

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

4. What sort of coin does William mistakenly attempt to give the steward on the train to London?
(a) A pound.
(b) A sovereign.
(c) A six-pence.
(d) A shilling.

5. Which activity is Mrs. Stitch NOT performing from her bed when John Boot visits?
(a) Knitting a quilt.
(b) Deciding on costumes for a charity ballet.
(c) Signing cheques.
(d) Answering the crossword.

6. On what animal has William Boot composed one of his "more finished essays," as reported in Book 1, Chapter 2?
(a) The badger.
(b) The willow-tailed fox.
(c) The wolf.
(d) The great crested grebe.

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

8. For what do the initials of Corker's agency "U.N." stand?
(a) United News.
(b) Unlimited Nationals.
(c) Universal News.
(d) Universe News.

9. To what country does <i>The Daily Beast</i> want William Boot to travel?
(a) America.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Ishmaelia.
(d) France.

10. 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.

11. What are the last two items William adds to his kit from the equipment emporium?
(a) A set of surgical instruments and portable humidor.
(b) A coil of rope and a sheet of tin.
(c) Two cleft sticks.
(d) A Christmas hamper and Santa Claus costume.

12. Into what airport does William fly after leaving England?
(a) Aeroports de Paris.
(b) Brussels Airport.
(c) Le Bourget.
(d) Aeroport de Marseilles.

13. In what month do the events of the <i>Scoop</i> begin to unfold?
(a) September.
(b) July.
(c) January.
(d) June.

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

15. 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) 2 p.m.
(d) 11 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city is Mr. Salter attempting to locate in an atlas on occasion of his first meeting with William Boot?

2. From what famous individual has Uncle Bernard traced William Boot's descent?

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

4. What is the title of William Boot's regular column in <i>The Daily Beast</i>?

5. From where is William supposed to leave England?

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