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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24 and 25, pp. 241-267.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What American song was playing in a Burmese style aboard the train in Burma in Chapter 17?
(a) Marrakesh Express.
(b) The Weight.
(c) A Whiter Shade of Pale.
(d) Deep Purple.

2. What game did Theroux want to play at the Pakistani club in Chapter 7?
(a) Darts.
(b) Poker.
(c) Snooker.
(d) Pool.

3. What animals scavenged food at the rail station in Toungoo in Chapter 17?
(a) Cats.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Raccoons.
(d) Monkeys.

4. What term described the total work stoppage organized by the Socialist Unity Centre in Chapter 16?
(a) Bundh.
(b) Satyagraha.
(c) Maidan.
(d) Puja.

5. What did Theroux write was the greatest tragedy of American involvement in Vietnam?
(a) That we had stayed too long.
(b) That we had backed the wrong side.
(c) That we never planned to stay.
(d) That we had come in the first place.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the code name of Theroux's American host in Saigon?

2. What area was Theroux told serves as an off-limits security area in Chapter 17?

3. Why did the young man leaving Bangalore to go to Bangkok in Chapter 16?

4. What was the common form of transportation in Calcutta described by Theroux in Chapter 16?

5. How many deserters did Dial estimate remained in Vietnam?

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