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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. Into what airport does William fly after leaving England?
(a) Aeroport de Marseilles.
(b) Aeroports de Paris.
(c) Le Bourget.
(d) Brussels Airport.

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

3. With what sort of art is Corker infatuated?
(a) Occidental Art.
(b) Oriental Art.
(c) American Art.
(d) African Art.

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

5. With whom does William meet at the first Ishmaelite Legation?
(a) Doctor Cohen.
(b) The Consul-General.
(c) The Foreign Ambassador.
(d) The Exiled Prime Minister.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does "unnatural" correspond in the telegram William receives at Aden?

2. What does the Swiss waiter attempt to persuade William's companion in the train to purchase?

3. How many members of the Boot family live in Boot Magna Hall?

4. At what time does William Boot, after a harrowing morning in the hotel, reach Copper House, to Mr. Salter's dismay?

5. What French philosopher is mentioned in Book 1, Chapter 4, section 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the newspapers routinely return from the sickrooms "hopelessly mutilated" at Boot Magna Hall?

3. How do Mr. Salter and the Managing Editor decide to see which of the two will take the blame for not having a Boot present at Lord Copper's banquet?

4. Describe the condition of the <i>Francmacon</i>, the ship upon which William has to sail from Marseilles.

5. What is the primary point of the thesis of Smiles Soum's manifesto?

6. What important piece of news does Kätchen bring to William after the former spends a morning shopping?

7. How does Mr. Baldwin affect the counter-revolution which overthrows the Soviet Union of Ishmaelia?

8. In what way is Uncle Theodore unlike any of Lord Copper's banquet guests of honor, before or after?

9. For what reason does William move out of the Hotel Liberty and into the Pension Dressler?

10. In what way does Kätchen abuse William's attraction to her?

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