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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26 and 27, pp. 268-288.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Theroux know he had touched bottom while traveling by train?
(a) He was surrounded by hippies.
(b) He was surrounded by Americans.
(c) He was surrounded by Australians.
(d) He was surrounded by locals.

2. What was the name of the mountain pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
(a) Khyber Pass.
(b) Jalalabad Pass.
(c) Peshawar Pass.
(d) Khana Pass.

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

4. Approximately how many of these animals did Theroux see?
(a) 500.
(b) 200.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

5. What animals did Theroux encounter near the Galta gorge temple?
(a) Vultures.
(b) Elephants.
(c) Baboons.
(d) Monkeys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the actors' agent met by Theroux on the Orient Express?

2. Which Hindu deity did the Bengalis worship in the other festival described by Theroux in Chapter 16?

3. How long was the trip to Lahore?

4. How often did Japanese workers receive a bonus?

5. What was the feast day of the saint to whom the Ceylonese were praying?

(see the answer key)

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