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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Nannie Bloggs promised William if ever she wins the Irish Sweepstakes?
(a) To send him to journalism school.
(b) To buy him a car.
(c) To take him in a plane.
(d) To take him across seas.

2. For what item is William asked at the very end of Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) His passport.
(b) His typewriter.
(c) A hundred pounds.
(d) An autograph.

3. What does the American girl, believing that he is going to Ishmaelia, give to John Boot as a good luck charm?
(a) A wet rabbit's foot.
(b) A metal cross.
(c) A bog-oak pig.
(d) A locket with her picture.

4. How many copies of John Boot's novel sell in their first year?
(a) 15,000,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 5,000.

5. Which activity is Mrs. Stitch NOT performing from her bed when John Boot visits?
(a) Answering the crossword.
(b) Signing cheques.
(c) Deciding on costumes for a charity ballet.
(d) Knitting a quilt.

6. Why does John Boot want to get away from London?
(a) He wants an opportunity to be famous.
(b) It is too crowded.
(c) He wants to get away from an American girl.
(d) He wants adventure.

7. Which member of the Boot household is the richest in ready cash?
(a) The Widow Boot.
(b) The Elder Widow Boot.
(c) Nannie Bloggs.
(d) Nannie Price.

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

9. From what famous individual has Uncle Bernard traced William Boot's descent?
(a) Ethelred the Unready.
(b) King Alfred.
(c) Uther Pendragon.
(d) Canute the Celt.

10. What city is Mr. Salter attempting to locate in an atlas on occasion of his first meeting with William Boot?
(a) Tenochtitlan.
(b) Regensburg.
(c) Reykjavik.
(d) Jacksonburg.

11. What famous reporter has <i>The Daily Beast</i> recently lost to a competitor?
(a) Boot.
(b) Hitchcock.
(c) Corker.
(d) Jakes.

12. Where does John Boot wish to be sent, as revealed in his private conversation with Mrs. Stitch?
(a) Ishmaelia.
(b) France.
(c) India.
(d) Madagascar.

13. Of what does Mr. Salter insist Lord Copper must remain ignorant?
(a) The oversight of the passport.
(b) Mrs. Stitch discovering the mix-up.
(c) A fire in Lord Copper's office.
(d) William oversleeping by half a day.

14. What are the last two items William adds to his kit from the equipment emporium?
(a) A set of surgical instruments and portable humidor.
(b) A coil of rope and a sheet of tin.
(c) A Christmas hamper and Santa Claus costume.
(d) Two cleft sticks.

15. What is William's initial destination on his way to Ishmaelia?
(a) Marseilles.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Paris.
(d) Tangiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has Corker left England previous to the Ishmaelia expedition?

2. Of what school is the man William meets at the first Ishmaelite Legation a graduate?

3. What is the name of the ship in which William must travel to Aden?

4. For what does William's companion on the train thank William?

5. What sort of car does Mrs. Stitch drive?

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