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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and 6, pp. 66-80.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Theroux disappointed when the train arrived at Lake Van in Chapter 3?
(a) Swimming was not allowed at the beach.
(b) The train stopped for only a couple of minutes.
(c) Passengers were told they could not get off the train.
(d) It was after sunset, and he could not see anything.

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

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

4. What country did not have a single inch of railway track?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Turkemistan.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Uzbekistan.

5. How many tunnels went through the mountain pass?
(a) 30.
(b) 28.
(c) 40.
(d) 34.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had the English engineer been staying in rural Iran when Theroux met him on the train in Chapter 5?

2. At what French station did the train join the Orient Express?

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

4. To which country was Sadiq going to bring Turkish workers?

5. What was the name of the city where one hippie was heading to join an ashram?

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