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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is it commonly mistaken, by his family, that William has a romantic attachment?
(a) Frau Dressler.
(b) Miss Caldicote.
(c) Sarah Penning.
(d) Kätchen.

2. What longtime secret ambition of William's is near to fulfillment towards the end of Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) To fly in a plane.
(b) To leave England.
(c) To cover a big story.
(d) To visit a foreign country.

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

4. What is the name of the companion's valet on the train?
(a) Cuthbert.
(b) Hax.
(c) Roland.
(d) James.

5. In what decade previous to William's story did many European countries attempt expeditions to Ishmaelia?
(a) The 1820s.
(b) The 1890s.
(c) The 1870s.
(d) The 1770s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the highest paid journalist in America, about whom Corker tells William a story?

2. Who writes the final report from Ishmaelia to <i>The Daily Beast</i>?

3. How much of the <i>Francmacon</i>'s deck is given up to the captain's quarters?

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

5. Onto what structure does Mr. Baldwin parachute?

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