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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bizarre claim does the pseudo-consul of the second Ishmaelite Legation make?
(a) That true Ishmaelites are immortal.
(b) That the Ishmaelite government has been around since the time of Caesar.
(c) That the Ishmaelites are an Aryan race.
(d) That he was brought up in Japan.

2. What is the cost to transport William's luggage to his first destination?
(a) 103 pounds.
(b) 107 pounds.
(c) 301 pounds.
(d) 130 pounds.

3. What word does William use to describe the captain's wife to Corker upon first meeting the latter?
(a) Hideous.
(b) Bulky.
(c) Slim.
(d) Slender.

4. Who is the highest paid journalist in America, about whom Corker tells William a story?
(a) Jack Bannister.
(b) Jocelyn Hitchcock.
(c) Edward Robinson.
(d) Wenlock Jakes.

5. To where does William walk after returning to his hotel, following the incident in Croydon?
(a) The Megalopolitan Office.
(b) South Kensington.
(c) Hyde Park.
(d) Westminster Abbey.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does William meet at the first Ishmaelite Legation?

2. How many copies of John Boot's novel sell in their first year?

3. William's heart is described as rising with the plane the first time he takes off. To what is this compared?

4. What is the title of William Boot's regular column in <i>The Daily Beast</i>?

5. How does Josephine Stitch always greet John Boot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is further revealed about William when he receives his first cable from the <i>Daily Beast</i>?

2. How is William able to send his second big story to the <i>Daily Beast</i> after the Soviet coup?

3. Describe the activity in Mrs. Stitch's bedroom when John Boot comes to visit her in her home.

4. Describe the condition of the <i>Francmacon</i>, the ship upon which William has to sail from Marseilles.

5. What important piece of news does Kätchen bring to William after the former spends a morning shopping?

6. What is revealed about the priorities of the <i>Daily Beast</i> by the man asking for William's passport as he is about to depart?

7. What primarily disgusts William about the <i>Daily Beast</i> on his return to civilized parts of the world?

8. In his mind, how is William's job as the author of the <i>Lush Places</i> column in the <i>Daily Beast</i> is threatened?

9. How do the guests of Lord Copper's banquet amuse themselves while Lord Copper delivers his 38-minute speech?

10. For what reason does William move out of the Hotel Liberty and into the Pension Dressler?

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