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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 and 10, pp. 100- 123.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Parsis place their dead?
(a) Towers of Silence.
(b) Towers of Death.
(c) Towers of Zoroaster.
(d) Towers of Faith.

2. In Chapter 8, Theroux was told there was no train to which country?
(a) Burma.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Ceylon.
(d) Laos.

3. What magazine was the elderly Indian man reading at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Filmfare.
(b) Rolling Stone.
(c) Premiere.
(d) Bollywood Today.

4. What crop did the people of Pakhtoonistan hope to derive income from after declaring their independence from Pakistan?
(a) Poppies.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Dried fruit.
(d) Wheat.

5. What were the American travelers discussing on the train in Chapter 8?
(a) Their digestive problems.
(b) Religious disputes.
(c) Hindu festivals.
(d) The poverty in India.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of jam did the Iranians eat that Theroux found disgusting?

2. What English novelist once wrote, "The journey is the goal"?

3. Which faith is holy in the city of Amritsar?

4. Why was Theroux disappointed when the train arrived at Lake Van in Chapter 3?

5. Why was the cockney man going to Australia?

(see the answer key)

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