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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who chairs the Foreign Press Association in Sir Jocelyn Hitchcock's absence?
(a) Pigge.
(b) Corker.
(c) Wenlock Jakes.
(d) Mr. Pappenhacker.

2. How long has the President been locked up when William hears of it from Kätchen?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One hour.
(d) Three days.

3. What is Corker's wife's name?
(a) Evelin.
(b) Madge.
(c) Sandra.
(d) Mary.

4. How far outside of Jacksonburg are Pigge and Corker stuck?
(a) Thirteen miles.
(b) Twelve miles.
(c) Eighty miles.
(d) Eight kilometers.

5. For how long has Kätchen's husband been away when William meets her?
(a) Three days.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Three years.
(d) Six months.

6. To where do the Ishmaelian taxi drivers in Jacksonburg take foreigners when the latter cannot be understood?
(a) To Frau Dressler's house.
(b) To the Hotel Liberty.
(c) To the Swede.
(d) To the railway station.

7. How does Mr. Salter decide to travel from the train station to Boot Magna Hall?
(a) On foot.
(b) By bicycle.
(c) In the slag truck.
(d) By horse and buggy.

8. What does Lord Copper attempt to draw at the beginning of Book 3?
(a) A cow.
(b) An automobile.
(c) A person.
(d) A dog.

9. At what time did the Ishmaelites think the journalists were leaving?
(a) 2 p.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) 10 p.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

10. What group among the journalists uses the largest lorry?
(a) The International News Agency.
(b) The Excelsior Movie-Sound Expeditionary Unit.
(c) The Universal News Contingent.
(d) The <i>Daily Brute</i> Staff.

11. Between whom does Mr. Salter sit at dinner with the Boot family?
(a) Priscilla and Nannie Bloggs.
(b) Uncle Bernard and Uncle Roderick.
(c) Uncle Theodore and William.
(d) Mrs. Boot and Lady Trilby.

12. How long has Kätchen been with her husband?
(a) Thirteen months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three years.

13. Where do the Boots ship Priscilla in order to accommodate Mr. Salter's visit?
(a) South Hampton.
(b) The Hickenfelds.
(c) London.
(d) The Caldicotes.

14. What is Jack Bannister's long-time nickname?
(a) Banny.
(b) Poke.
(c) Moke.
(d) Flagpole.

15. How does Lord Copper intend to honor William Boot on his return to England?
(a) By knighting him.
(b) By erecting a monument in the Megalopolitan building.
(c) By giving him a parade.
(d) By increasing his salary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Pappenhack regularly use as a sedative when his mind is restless?

2. From what country does the supposed spy uncovered by Shumble reportedly come?

3. Of whose esteem is William afraid of losing if he attends the banquet?

4. Where does Smiles, the Fascist leader, escape after stealing German money?

5. What is Kätchen's father's nationality?

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