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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 animal does the Captain of the <i>Francmacon</i>'s wife keep as a pet?
(a) A hairless dog.
(b) A lethargic snake.
(c) A screaming monkey.
(d) A frisky cat.

2. From what famous individual has Uncle Bernard traced William Boot's descent?
(a) Uther Pendragon.
(b) Canute the Celt.
(c) Ethelred the Unready.
(d) King Alfred.

3. How does Josephine Stitch always greet John Boot?
(a) By kissing him.
(b) By kicking him.
(c) By hugging him.
(d) By punching him.

4. With how many other passengers does William fly on his way to Paris?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the proprietor of <i>The Daily Brute</i>?

2. With what sort of art is Corker infatuated?

3. What beverage does Mr. Salter assume William Boot enjoys?

4. What word does William use to describe the captain's wife to Corker upon first meeting the latter?

5. What is the name of the ship in which William must travel to Aden?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does William not travel with the rest of the journalists to Laku?

3. How - and why - is Corker dressed upon his arrival in the dining room of the <i>Francmacon</i>?

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

5. Under what threat does William agree to be the <i>Daily Beast</i>'s war correspondent to Ishmaelia?

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

7. What is the primary point of the thesis of Smiles Soum's manifesto?

8. How do Mr. Salter and the Managing Editor decide to see which of the two will take the blame for not having a Boot present at Lord Copper's banquet?

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

10. How does Nannie Boggs misunderstand Mr. Salter's visit to Boot Magna Hall?

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