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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Boot receives notification of Lord Copper's reward?
(a) Roderick Boot.
(b) William Boot.
(c) John Boot.
(d) Theodore Boot.

2. From what correspondence school has Bateson graduated?
(a) Aircastle.
(b) Ellerbe.
(c) Windward.
(d) Highcastle.

3. Why must the young man rather than Bert Tyler drive?
(a) Bert Tyler cannot see well.
(b) Bert Tyler lost his legs.
(c) Bert Tyler is a narcoleptic.
(d) The young man needs the experience.

4. Where does Smiles, the Fascist leader, escape after stealing German money?
(a) The Congo.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) The Sudan.

5. How far outside of Jacksonburg are Pigge and Corker stuck?
(a) Thirteen miles.
(b) Eight kilometers.
(c) Eighty miles.
(d) Twelve miles.

6. Which animal attacks the former welterweight champion who had come to visit William at Frau Dressler's?
(a) The gander.
(b) The three-legged dog.
(c) The milch-goat.
(d) The enormous pig.

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

8. To what crisis does Erik Olafsen grudgingly go to aid in Book 2, Chapter 3?
(a) A derailed train.
(b) A medical shortage.
(c) A tribal dispute.
(d) An outbreak of plague.

9. What is Jack Bannister's long-time nickname?
(a) Moke.
(b) Poke.
(c) Flagpole.
(d) Banny.

10. Which horse does Priscilla have to take on her evacuation for the sake of Mr. Salter's accommodation?
(a) The mare.
(b) The old bay.
(c) The old mare.
(d) The bay.

11. What is the name of the proprietress of the Hotel Liberty?
(a) Mrs. Benita Juarez Jackson.
(b) Mrs. Marguerite Jack Jackson.
(c) Mrs. Emma Dressler.
(d) Mrs. Earl Russell Jackson.

12. Which nation has been manipulating Dr. Benito for its financial advantage in Ishmaelia?
(a) France.
(b) Russia.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

13. How does Mr. Salter decide to travel from the train station to Boot Magna Hall?
(a) By bicycle.
(b) On foot.
(c) In the slag truck.
(d) By horse and buggy.

14. In what part of the continent of Africa does Ishmaelia lie?
(a) The northeast.
(b) The southwest.
(c) Dead center.
(d) The southeast.

15. Which member of the Boot family keeps Mr. Salter up late and unintentionally forces him to sleep in a chair?
(a) Nannie Bloggs.
(b) Uncle Theodore.
(c) William.
(d) Uncle Bernard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lord Copper attempt to draw at the beginning of Book 3?

2. How long has Kätchen been with her husband?

3. Which of the journalists staying at the Hotel Liberty is suspected of receiving secret information from the government?

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

5. How long did it take Kätchen's husband to make his boat that sank like a stone in the Matto Grosso?

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