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

2. What railway line did Theroux grow up near?
(a) Central Pacific.
(b) Boston and Maine.
(c) Amtrak.
(d) Chesapeake and Ohio.

3. What term did the civil servant use to describe a holy man in Chapter 9?
(a) Swami.
(b) Monk.
(c) Saddhu.
(d) Dervish.

4. What poem did Molesworth quote while waiting for Yugoslav officials to look over passenger papers in Chapter 2?
(a) Slouching Towards Bethlehem.
(b) The Wasteland.
(c) The Faerie Queene.
(d) Japperwocky.

5. What did one American take to deal with the Indian food and water?
(a) Yogurt.
(b) Milk.
(c) Aspirin.
(d) Fruit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Theroux unable to get food at Meshed in Chapter 5?

2. What Dickens book was Theroux reading in Chapter 3?

3. What was the tall, four-foot wide box found in the individual compartment in Chapter 9?

4. Which Kipling book did Theroux refer to when describing Lahore?

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

(see the answer key)

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