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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. With what animal does Priscilla mischievously replace the animal on which William Boot had written for his recent Lush Places article?
(a) The willow-tailed fox.
(b) The wolf.
(c) The great crested grebe.
(d) The badger.
2. With how many other passengers does William fly on his way to Paris?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.
3. What sort of coin does William mistakenly attempt to give the steward on the train to London?
(a) A shilling.
(b) A pound.
(c) A six-pence.
(d) A sovereign.
4. Why is William perplexed by the telegram he receives from <i>The Daily Beast</i> while at Aden?
(a) The telegram tells him to return to London.
(b) He cannot understand the lingo.
(c) The text of the telegram is garbled.
(d) The telegram is addressed to John Boot.
5. How many lords are on staff at the Megalopolitan office?
(a) One.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Eight.
(d) Sixteen.
Short Answer Questions
1. What food do William, the French administrator, and the administrator's children reject while dining on the <i>Francmacon</i>?
2. To what country does <i>The Daily Beast</i> want William Boot to travel?
3. To what does "unnatural" correspond in the telegram William receives at Aden?
4. Who is the highest paid journalist in America, about whom Corker tells William a story?
5. From what famous individual has Uncle Bernard traced William Boot's descent?
Short Essay Questions
1. By what misunderstanding is William Boot mistaken for the Boot that Lord Copper asked Mr. Salter to find?
2. What realization prompts Lord Copper to see himself as a lonely, deserted leader, having to make do for the incompetence of his subordinates?
3. What is the chief concern of Lord Copper and Mr. Salter as William makes his way back to London, and how do they plan to deal with this concern?
4. How do the guests of Lord Copper's banquet amuse themselves while Lord Copper delivers his 38-minute speech?
5. For what reason does John Boot come to see Julia Stitch at the beginning of the story?
6. How does Mr. Baldwin affect the counter-revolution which overthrows the Soviet Union of Ishmaelia?
7. What begins to bother William professionally towards the end of Chapter 2?
8. How has Sir Jocelyn Hitchcock left the service of Lord Copper's <i>Daily Beast</i>?
9. What is further revealed about William when he receives his first cable from the <i>Daily Beast</i>?
10. How does Mrs. Stitch react to John Boot's perplexed inquiries regarding his invitation to knighthood?
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