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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the proprietor of <i>The Daily Brute</i>?
(a) Lord Zinc.
(b) Lord Copper.
(c) Sir Maubray.
(d) Mr. Salter.

2. William's heart is described as rising with the plane the first time he takes off. To what is this compared?
(a) Swanlike.
(b) Fearfully.
(c) Larklike.
(d) Hawklike.

3. What object of William's passes by the customs officials of the airport without scrutiny?
(a) The cleft sticks.
(b) The typewriter.
(c) His boots.
(d) The canoe.

4. At what time does Mr. Salter awake William by telephone while the latter is at the hotel?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 8 a.m.
(c) 1 p.m.
(d) 10 a.m.

5. At what time of the evening does Mrs. Stitch invariably go home, according to John Boot?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 2 a.m.
(c) 11 p.m.
(d) 1 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does William's toothbrush purchased from the hotel cost?

2. At what time did the Ishmaelites think the journalists were leaving?

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

4. For how long has Frau Dressler lived in Africa?

5. After Shumble's story blows over, how many more journalists arrive in Ishmaelia?

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