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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. In what month do the events of the <i>Scoop</i> begin to unfold?
(a) January.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) June.

2. At what time does William Boot, after a harrowing morning in the hotel, reach Copper House, to Mr. Salter's dismay?
(a) 4 p.m.
(b) 2 p.m.
(c) 12 p.m.
(d) 11 a.m.

3. To what country does <i>The Daily Beast</i> want William Boot to travel?
(a) America.
(b) Iceland.
(c) France.
(d) Ishmaelia.

4. How much does William's toothbrush purchased from the hotel cost?
(a) Five shillings.
(b) One pound.
(c) Eight pounds.
(d) Four shillings.

5. What are the last two items William adds to his kit from the equipment emporium?
(a) Two cleft sticks.
(b) A set of surgical instruments and portable humidor.
(c) A coil of rope and a sheet of tin.
(d) A Christmas hamper and Santa Claus costume.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where does William walk after returning to his hotel, following the incident in Croydon?

2. Which member of the Boot family owns the house and estate?

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

4. What is the new word which Josephine learns and uses to describe many things to John Boot?

5. Which member of the Boot family owns the motor car?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. With what common and well-practiced activity is William content to live out his life?

3. What characterizes the speech of the black Ishmaelian speaking in Hyde Park when William takes a walk through?

4. What are the names of two places named for General Cruttwell?

5. Why has John Boot's situation in London become very awkward?

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

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

8. Why do the newspapers routinely return from the sickrooms "hopelessly mutilated" at Boot Magna Hall?

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

10. Why is the French colonial administrator aboard the <i>Francmacon</i> perplexed by William going to Ishmaelia?

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