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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what country does the supposed spy uncovered by Shumble reportedly come?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) Russia.
(d) France.

2. What two beasts prominently roam on tethers in the front yard of William's second place of residence in Ishmaelia?
(a) A milch-goat and a gander.
(b) A baboon and a pig.
(c) A pig and a dog.
(d) A pig and a milch-goat.

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

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

5. In what part of the continent of Africa does Ishmaelia lie?
(a) Dead center.
(b) The southeast.
(c) The southwest.
(d) The northeast.

6. Onto what structure does Mr. Baldwin parachute?
(a) The Hotel Liberty.
(b) Mr. Popotakis's Ping-Pong Parlour.
(c) Frau Dressler's roof.
(d) The postmaster general's villa.

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

8. On what date is Boot's banquet scheduled?
(a) August 29th.
(b) October 9th.
(c) December 11th.
(d) September 16th.

9. What does the Boot family prevent Mr. Salter from drinking?
(a) Water.
(b) Wine.
(c) Cider.
(d) Beer.

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

11. Where does Lord Copper propose sending William on his next foreign assignment?
(a) Siberia.
(b) Crete.
(c) The South Pole.
(d) Australia.

12. How much per week does William agree to pay Kätchen for news?
(a) 100 pounds.
(b) 200 pounds.
(c) 10 American dollars.
(d) 100 American dollars.

13. To whom is it commonly mistaken, by his family, that William has a romantic attachment?
(a) Sarah Penning.
(b) Miss Caldicote.
(c) Frau Dressler.
(d) Kätchen.

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

15. From what town does Hitchcock reportedly score a scoop on the Fascists in Ishmaelia?
(a) Taku.
(b) Laku.
(c) Agobe.
(d) Kalimina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does William want to take Kätchen?

2. Where is William Boot, on his return to England, first met by a <i>Daily Beast</i> representative?

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

4. What regular Ishmaelite practice has kept the country from being colonized?

5. In what language does Mr. Baldwin speak with Mr. Popotakis?

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