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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. Who is the most valued friend of John Boot?
(a) Mr. Stitch.
(b) Lady Metroland.
(c) Mrs. Stitch.
(d) Lord Copper.

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

3. At what time does Mr. Salter awake William by telephone while the latter is at the hotel?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 8 a.m.
(c) 1 p.m.
(d) 4 a.m.

4. After whose style has William Boot modeled his writing?
(a) The late rector of Boot Magna.
(b) Hillaire Belloc.
(c) John Courteney Boot.
(d) Lord Copper.

5. What sort of coin does William mistakenly attempt to give the steward on the train to London?
(a) A six-pence.
(b) A shilling.
(c) A pound.
(d) A sovereign.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does the Captain of the <i>Francmacon</i>'s wife keep as a pet?

2. What beverage does Mr. Salter assume William Boot enjoys?

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

4. Of what does Mr. Salter insist Lord Copper must remain ignorant?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Stitch persuade Lord Copper to seek out John Boot as the foreign war correspondent to Ishmaelia?

2. Why does Mr. Salter insist on walking to Boot Magna Hall, rather than riding in the truck full of slag?

3. Why has John Boot's situation in London become very awkward?

4. In his mind, how is William's job as the author of the <i>Lush Places</i> column in the <i>Daily Beast</i> is threatened?

5. How do the journalists in Jacksonburg make up for the lack of news when they first arrive in Ishmaelia?

6. For what reason does Mr. Salter insist upon William keeping a low profile until the passport mess is sorted out?

7. What is further revealed about William when he receives his first cable from the <i>Daily Beast</i>?

8. What realization prompts Lord Copper to see himself as a lonely, deserted leader, having to make do for the incompetence of his subordinates?

9. Why does William not travel with the rest of the journalists to Laku?

10. For what reason is Erik Olafsen ostensibly sent out of Jacksonburg at the beginning of Book 2, Chapter 3?

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