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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of whose esteem is William afraid of losing if he attends the banquet?
(a) His family's.
(b) Lord Copper's.
(c) The public's.
(d) Kätchen's.

2. About what does Mr. Salter interrupt Lord Copper's drawing at the beginning of Book 3?
(a) Germany.
(b) The war in Ishmaelia.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Bucharest.

3. Between whom does Mr. Salter sit at dinner with the Boot family?
(a) Uncle Bernard and Uncle Roderick.
(b) Priscilla and Nannie Bloggs.
(c) Uncle Theodore and William.
(d) Mrs. Boot and Lady Trilby.

4. Who chairs the Foreign Press Association in Sir Jocelyn Hitchcock's absence?
(a) Wenlock Jakes.
(b) Corker.
(c) Pigge.
(d) Mr. Pappenhacker.

5. The man employed by the Ishmaelite government waiting for William at Frau Dressler's is former welterweight champion of what university?
(a) The Adventist University of Alabama.
(b) St. John's University.
(c) Oxford University.
(d) King's College London.

6. How much money per year is the contract Mr. Salter offers William at Boot Magna Hall?
(a) 32,000 pounds.
(b) 500 pounds.
(c) 2,000 pounds.
(d) 10,000 pounds.

7. Onto what structure does Mr. Baldwin parachute?
(a) Frau Dressler's roof.
(b) Mr. Popotakis's Ping-Pong Parlour.
(c) The Hotel Liberty.
(d) The postmaster general's villa.

8. From where does Paleologue provide servant boys to the journalists at the Hotel Liberty?
(a) The Catholic Mission.
(b) The hotel annex.
(c) The Adventist Mission.
(d) The Department of Internal Affairs.

9. What does William sign for Bateson while the latter has a drink?
(a) A cleft-stick.
(b) A hat.
(c) A napkin.
(d) A newspaper.

10. How much per week does William agree to pay Kätchen for news?
(a) 100 American dollars.
(b) 100 pounds.
(c) 200 pounds.
(d) 10 American dollars.

11. How long has the President been locked up when William hears of it from Kätchen?
(a) One hour.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Four days.

12. What beverage does Mr. Salter's wife prepare for him after Boot's second big story comes in?
(a) Whiskey-soda.
(b) Gin and tonic.
(c) Vodka on the rocks.
(d) Ovaltine.

13. What does the Boot family give up for the sake of the war effort in 1914?
(a) The motorcar.
(b) The telephone.
(c) Tea.
(d) Eating meat.

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

15. Which of the journalists staying at the Hotel Liberty is suspected of receiving secret information from the government?
(a) Pigge.
(b) Shumble.
(c) Hitchcock.
(d) Corker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group among the journalists uses the largest lorry?

2. In what language does Mr. Baldwin speak with Mr. Popotakis?

3. What does the Boot family prevent Mr. Salter from drinking?

4. From what country does the supposed spy uncovered by Shumble reportedly come?

5. To whom is it commonly mistaken, by his family, that William has a romantic attachment?

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