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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which relative greets William on his return to Boot Magna Hall?
(a) Uncle Roderick.
(b) Uncle Bernard.
(c) Uncle Theodore.
(d) Priscilla.

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

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

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

5. What is the name of the proprietress of the Hotel Liberty?
(a) Mrs. Benita Juarez Jackson.
(b) Mrs. Marguerite Jack Jackson.
(c) Mrs. Earl Russell Jackson.
(d) Mrs. Emma Dressler.

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

7. 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 railway station.
(d) To the Swede.

8. To where does William move after two photographers join his and Corker's room at the Hotel Liberty?
(a) Frau Dressler's pension.
(b) The hotel's annex.
(c) The British Consulate.
(d) The Hotel European.

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

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

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

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

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

14. After Shumble's story blows over, how many more journalists arrive in Ishmaelia?
(a) One-hundred.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fifty
(d) Twenty

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does William sign for Bateson while the latter has a drink?

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

3. What is the capital city of Ishmaelia?

4. From where does Paleologue provide servant boys to the journalists at the Hotel Liberty?

5. In what is the sign bearing the name "Boot" held at the Dover train station?

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