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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Boot receives notification of Lord Copper's reward?
(a) John Boot.
(b) William Boot.
(c) Roderick Boot.
(d) Theodore Boot.

2. What is the name of Priscilla's dog?
(a) Devin.
(b) Katerina.
(c) Annabel.
(d) Rosie.

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

4. From where does Paleologue provide servant boys to the journalists at the Hotel Liberty?
(a) The Catholic Mission.
(b) The Department of Internal Affairs.
(c) The hotel annex.
(d) The Adventist Mission.

5. Which member of the Boot family keeps Mr. Salter up late and unintentionally forces him to sleep in a chair?
(a) Uncle Bernard.
(b) Nannie Bloggs.
(c) William.
(d) Uncle Theodore.

6. The man employed by the Ishmaelite government waiting for William at Frau Dressler's is former welterweight champion of what university?
(a) King's College London.
(b) Oxford University.
(c) The Adventist University of Alabama.
(d) St. John's University.

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

8. How many gorillas does Hitchcock jokingly claim to have seen after his "return" from Ishmaelia's interior?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) One-hundred.
(d) Thirty-three.

9. In what is the sign bearing the name "Boot" held at the Dover train station?
(a) A store window.
(b) A cleft stick.
(c) Clothespins.
(d) A young boy's hands.

10. Who is the director of the Ishmaelite Press Bureau?
(a) Dr. Benito.
(b) Erik Olafsen.
(c) Rathbone Jackson.
(d) Mrs. Earl Russell Jackson.

11. Of whose esteem is William afraid of losing if he attends the banquet?
(a) Kätchen's.
(b) The public's.
(c) His family's.
(d) Lord Copper's.

12. What does the Boot family give up for the sake of the war effort in 1914?
(a) Tea.
(b) The motorcar.
(c) The telephone.
(d) Eating meat.

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

14. To what crisis does Erik Olafsen grudgingly go to aid in Book 2, Chapter 3?
(a) A tribal dispute.
(b) A derailed train.
(c) A medical shortage.
(d) An outbreak of plague.

15. At whose villa does Dr. Benito attempt to persuade William to stay?
(a) The president's.
(b) The postmaster-general's.
(c) Dr. Benito's.
(d) The British ambassador's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far outside of Jacksonburg are Pigge and Corker stuck?

2. In what decade previous to William's story did many European countries attempt expeditions to Ishmaelia?

3. Who is the reported leader of the Fascists in Ishmaelia?

4. How does Mr. Salter decide to travel from the train station to Boot Magna Hall?

5. About what does Mr. Salter interrupt Lord Copper's drawing at the beginning of Book 3?

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