View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object of William's passes by the customs officials of the airport without scrutiny?
(a) The canoe.
(b) The cleft sticks.
(c) His boots.
(d) The typewriter.

2. For what paper does Mr. Pappenhacker work?
(a) <i>The Twopence</i>.
(b) <i>The Daily Beast</i>.
(c) <i>The Messageries Maritimes</i>.
(d) <i>The Daily Brute</i>.

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

4. What position does John Boot initially seek from Mr. Stitch as a means of foreign employ?
(a) A position of espionage.
(b) A diplomatic ambassador.
(c) A trade representative.
(d) A wartime correspondent.

5. What sort of car does Mrs. Stitch drive?
(a) A large black car.
(b) A mid-size blue car.
(c) A tiny black car.
(d) A large white car.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does the French colonial administrator have?

2. Of what school is the man William meets at the first Ishmaelite Legation a graduate?

3. How long does Mrs. Stitch take in the bath while John Boot waits?

4. What is William's initial destination on his way to Ishmaelia?

5. What animal does the Captain of the <i>Francmacon</i>'s wife keep as a pet?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does William avoid meeting with any of the important members of the <i>Daily Beast</i> when he arrives in London?

2. What seemingly important piece of information does William uncover by talking with Jack Bannister, and why can he not make a story of it?

3. What has happened to Corker and Pigge on their journey to Laku?

4. Describe William's interaction with his unusual fellow passenger in the restaurant car of the train to Marseilles.

5. How does Mrs. Stitch react to John Boot's perplexed inquiries regarding his invitation to knighthood?

6. Why does Mr. Salter insist on walking to Boot Magna Hall, rather than riding in the truck full of slag?

7. How does Erik Olafsen change the more alcohol he drinks, and why is this significant?

8. In what way is Uncle Theodore unlike any of Lord Copper's banquet guests of honor, before or after?

9. For what reason is William and Mr. Salter's first meeting rather awkward for both men?

10. How does Mrs. Stitch persuade Lord Copper to seek out John Boot as the foreign war correspondent to Ishmaelia?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 791 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample