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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At what time did the Ishmaelites think the journalists were leaving?
(a) 2 p.m.
(b) 7 a.m.
(c) 10 p.m.
(d) 10 a.m.

3. In what decade previous to William's story did many European countries attempt expeditions to Ishmaelia?
(a) The 1890s.
(b) The 1820s.
(c) The 1870s.
(d) The 1770s.

4. From what correspondence school has Bateson graduated?
(a) Aircastle.
(b) Ellerbe.
(c) Highcastle.
(d) Windward.

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

6. Why must the young man rather than Bert Tyler drive?
(a) The young man needs the experience.
(b) Bert Tyler is a narcoleptic.
(c) Bert Tyler lost his legs.
(d) Bert Tyler cannot see well.

7. 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.

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

9. What is the capital city of Ishmaelia?
(a) Jacksonville.
(b) Jaku.
(c) Aden.
(d) Jacksonburg.

10. Which of the journalists staying at the Hotel Liberty is suspected of receiving secret information from the government?
(a) Pigge.
(b) Corker.
(c) Hitchcock.
(d) Shumble.

11. About what does Mr. Salter interrupt Lord Copper's drawing at the beginning of Book 3?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Germany.
(c) The war in Ishmaelia.
(d) Bucharest.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long has Kätchen's husband been away when William meets her?

2. How many gorillas does Hitchcock jokingly claim to have seen after his "return" from Ishmaelia's interior?

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

4. How long does the Soviet Union of Ishmaelia last?

5. Which horse does Priscilla have to take on her evacuation for the sake of Mr. Salter's accommodation?

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