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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has kidnapped Morris Zapp?
(a) The Mafia.
(b) A group of feminists angry about his "Textuality as Striptease" paper.
(c) A group of left-wing extremists.
(d) A rival for the UNESCO chair.

2. Who is staying with Morris Zapp?
(a) Angelica Pabst.
(b) Hilary Swallow.
(c) Thelma Ringbaum.
(d) Lily Pabst.

3. What author is the subject of the conference Morris Zapp attends in Zurich?
(a) Thomas Hardy.
(b) Toni Morrison.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Jane Austen.

4. Whom does Persse run into at the penthouse party's buffet?
(a) Ronald Frobisher.
(b) Akira Sakazaki.
(c) Angelica Pabst.
(d) Felix Skinner.

5. Where does Persse fly to from London?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Geneva.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Lausanne.

6. How is Philip traveling out of Ankara?
(a) By plane.
(b) By night train.
(c) By car.
(d) By bus.

7. Who originally found Angelica and Lily Pabst in the airplane?
(a) Sybil Maiden.
(b) Hermann Pabst.
(c) Arthur Kingfisher.
(d) Philip Swallow.

8. What is wrong with the plane Persse is on between London and Ireland?
(a) A nosewheel tire has blown out.
(b) Cabin pressure has dropped.
(c) The landing gear won't come down.
(d) An engine is on fire.

9. Who does Morris Zapp invite to his Jerusalem conference via letter?
(a) Persse McGarrigle.
(b) Siegfried von Turpitz.
(c) Fulvia Morgana.
(d) Arthur Kingfisher.

10. Where does Persse McGarrigle run into Miss Sybil Maiden in Hawaii?
(a) On the beach in Waikiki.
(b) In the airport.
(c) At a luau.
(d) In the lobby of his hotel.

11. In which country is it "not necessary" to tip taxi drivers?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Norway.
(c) Israel.
(d) Japan.

12. Where did Lily Pabst run away to at age 16?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New York City.
(c) Miami.
(d) Chicago.

13. Which of these is not mentioned as a hazard of modern travel?
(a) Air controller strikes.
(b) The grounding of a type of plane.
(c) Weather delays.
(d) Hijackings.

14. Where is Philip Swallow headed to from Ankara?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Rummidge.
(c) Istanbul.
(d) Jerusalem.

15. In which country is soup eaten at every meal?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Israel.
(c) Korea.
(d) Japan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Persse run into at a bar in Lausanne?

2. Who does Persse meet on the plane to Seoul?

3. Who leaks a possible UNESCO chair candidate's name to the "Sunday Times"?

4. What does "halcyon" mean in Greek?

5. In what city does Persse run into Morris Zapp?

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