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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 and 12, pp. 124-145.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Tamils clean their teeth on the train in Chapter 12?
(a) With peeled green twigs.
(b) With Western-style toothbrushes.
(c) With their fingers.
(d) With floss.

2. Which Kipling book did Theroux refer to when describing Lahore?
(a) The Jungle Book.
(b) Gunga Din.
(c) Kim.
(d) Just-so Stories.

3. What was the translation of the Turkish dish imam bayildi?
(a) The imam fainted.
(b) The imam laughed.
(c) The imam screamed.
(d) The imam died.

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

5. What term did the Accountant General use when describing the people trying to cheat the government or seek bribes?
(a) Layabouts.
(b) Blighters.
(c) Baksheesh.
(d) Commies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game did Theroux want to play at the Pakistani club in Chapter 7?

2. What country did not have a single inch of railway track?

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

4. What were people using the train tracks for in Vijayayawada in Chapter 12?

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

(see the answer key)

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