View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the actors' agent met by Theroux on the Orient Express?
(a) Molesworth.
(b) Greene.
(c) Stuart.
(d) Wainsworth.

2. How long was the trip to Lahore?
(a) Twelve hours.
(b) Twenty hours.
(c) Five hours.
(d) Fifteen hours.

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

4. What baseball player was the focus of articles in the English-language paper in Teheran?
(a) Hank Aaron.
(b) Babe Ruth.
(c) Jackie Robinson.
(d) Cal Ripkin.

5. What was the birthplace of the Indian who grew up in Britain and left because of racism?
(a) Madras.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Bombay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Joyce book did Theroux take on the train in Chapter 12?

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

3. How far does the train from Delhi to Madras travel?

4. Where did the Parsis place their dead?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 213 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample