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) The typewriter.
(d) His boots.

2. What object does Corker purchase for himself while at Steamer Point?
(a) A tribal mask.
(b) An elephant of synthetic ivory.
(c) A tiny leather rhinocerous.
(d) A ceramic pig.

3. Why is William perplexed by the telegram he receives from <i>The Daily Beast</i> while at Aden?
(a) The text of the telegram is garbled.
(b) The telegram is addressed to John Boot.
(c) The telegram tells him to return to London.
(d) He cannot understand the lingo.

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

5. What food do William, the French administrator, and the administrator's children reject while dining on the <i>Francmacon</i>?
(a) Shriveled oysters.
(b) Old, greasy ham.
(c) Hot, pepper-covered fish.
(d) Cold, white fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Corker ill while on the ship to Ishmaelia?

2. How many visas is William advised to get for his trip to Ishmaelia?

3. Which novel of John Boot's does Mrs. Stitch praise while abed?

4. What phrase does Corker tell William to cable back to London regarding Aden's military preparedness?

5. For what do the initials of Corker's agency "U.N." stand?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In what way does Lord Copper directly contradict himself while speaking to William about the Ishmaelian conflict?

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

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

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

8. What is ironic about the Consul-General of the first Ishmaelian Legation visited by William?

9. For what reason does Mr. Salter insist upon William keeping a low profile until the passport mess is sorted out?

10. What is Corker's chief complaint about the journalistic profession in Jacksonburg, as he tells William just after using the latter's toothbrush?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 711 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample