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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Into what do William and the young German girl climb while William is moving into his new room?
(a) A canoe.
(b) A mess.
(c) A tent.
(d) A tree.

6. What does Mr. Pappenhack regularly use as a sedative when his mind is restless?
(a) The evening newspaper.
(b) <i>Le Fleurs du Mal</i>.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) A toy train.

7. What beverage does Mr. Salter's wife prepare for him after Boot's second big story comes in?
(a) Whiskey-soda.
(b) Vodka on the rocks.
(c) Gin and tonic.
(d) Ovaltine.

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

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

10. Which horse does Priscilla have to take on her evacuation for the sake of Mr. Salter's accommodation?
(a) The old bay.
(b) The old mare.
(c) The bay.
(d) The mare.

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

12. What is Kätchen's father's nationality?
(a) English.
(b) German.
(c) Russian.
(d) Polish.

13. For how long has Frau Dressler lived in Africa?
(a) Seventeen years.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) All her life.
(d) Ten years.

14. When the journalists leave Jacksonburg to chase Hitchcock's story, where does William go?
(a) He stays in Jacksonburg.
(b) He returns to England.
(c) He goes to Agobe.
(d) He goes to Laku.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why must the young man rather than Bert Tyler drive?

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

3. At what time does Mr. Salter arrive at Boot Magna Hall?

4. Onto what structure does Mr. Baldwin parachute?

5. Who writes the final report from Ishmaelia to <i>The Daily Beast</i>?

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