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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 phrase does Corker tell William to cable back to London regarding Aden's military preparedness?
(a) "Aden hot."
(b) "Arrived in Aden, staying."
(c) "Aden unwarwise."
(d) "Aden warwise."

2. Why does John Boot want to get away from London?
(a) He wants an opportunity to be famous.
(b) He wants to get away from an American girl.
(c) It is too crowded.
(d) He wants adventure.

3. How many lords are on staff at the Megalopolitan office?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Eight.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) One.

4. For what do the initials of Corker's agency "U.N." stand?
(a) United News.
(b) Unlimited Nationals.
(c) Universe News.
(d) Universal News.

5. Who is the proprietor of <i>The Daily Brute</i>?
(a) Sir Maubray.
(b) Mr. Salter.
(c) Lord Zinc.
(d) Lord Copper.

Short Answer Questions

1. After whose style has William Boot modeled his writing?

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

3. What position does John Boot initially seek from Mr. Stitch as a means of foreign employ?

4. Who is the highest paid journalist in America, about whom Corker tells William a story?

5. What object of William's passes by the customs officials of the airport without scrutiny?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is William treated when he first arrives at Croydon, and what affects this sort of treatment?

4. What should stick out to the woefully unjournalistic mind of William when his fellow passenger also leaves the train in Marseilles?

5. By what misunderstanding is William Boot mistaken for the Boot that Lord Copper asked Mr. Salter to find?

6. Why does Uncle Theodore sporadically sing snatches of old songs?

7. How do the journalists generally treat one another?

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

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

10. How does Dr. Benito treat William when he discovers that the latter is not going to Laku?

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