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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the reported leader of the Fascists in Ishmaelia?
(a) Dr. Benito.
(b) Smiles Soum.
(c) Rathbone Jackson.
(d) Gollancz Jackson.

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

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

4. For how much does William buy the stones offered him by Kätchen?
(a) 20 pounds.
(b) 100 pounds.
(c) 10 pounds.
(d) 60 pounds.

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

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

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

8. 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.

9. Why are all of the boys working in Frau Dressler's pension excused on a holiday in Book 2, Chapter 3?
(a) The Ismaelian Day of Independence.
(b) The rains have begun.
(c) The Ishmaelite New Year.
(d) The rains have ended.

10. What does William sign for Bateson while the latter has a drink?
(a) A cleft-stick.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A hat.
(d) A napkin.

11. How many cabs transport William and all his luggage from Victoria?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

13. Where does Smiles, the Fascist leader, escape after stealing German money?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) The Congo.
(d) The Sudan.

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

15. How long did it take Kätchen's husband to make his boat that sank like a stone in the Matto Grosso?
(a) Ten weeks.
(b) Ten years.
(c) One week.
(d) Two months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Corker's wife's name?

2. To what crisis does Erik Olafsen grudgingly go to aid in Book 2, Chapter 3?

3. The man employed by the Ishmaelite government waiting for William at Frau Dressler's is former welterweight champion of what university?

4. How long has Kätchen been with her husband?

5. From what town does Hitchcock reportedly score a scoop on the Fascists in Ishmaelia?

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