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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What items does Lord Copper especially impress upon William to take on his trip?
(a) Hiking boots.
(b) Copies of <i>The Daily Beast</i>.
(c) Cleft sticks.
(d) Water-proof pens.

2. In what is the sign bearing the name "Boot" held at the Dover train station?
(a) A young boy's hands.
(b) A cleft stick.
(c) A store window.
(d) Clothespins.

3. On William and Corker's train to Ishmaelia, who selfishly occupies one of the four first-class compartments?
(a) A Swiss ticket collector.
(b) An English diplomat.
(c) Corker.
(d) William and Corker.

4. To where do the Ishmaelian taxi drivers in Jacksonburg take foreigners when the latter cannot be understood?
(a) To Frau Dressler's house.
(b) To the railway station.
(c) To the Hotel Liberty.
(d) To the Swede.

5. What alliterative word is used to first describe the four Frenchmen in the Hotel Liberty?
(a) Fastidious.
(b) Frantic.
(c) Furious.
(d) Flippant.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lord Copper intend to honor William Boot on his return to England?

2. At what time does Mr. Salter awake William by telephone while the latter is at the hotel?

3. About what does Mr. Salter interrupt Lord Copper's drawing at the beginning of Book 3?

4. In what part of the continent of Africa does Ishmaelia lie?

5. To what street is William suddenly whisked off to in a taxi in order to cover a story regarding Mrs. Stitch?

(see the answer key)

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