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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, 14 and 15, pp. 146- 164.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game did Theroux want to play at the Pakistani club in Chapter 7?
(a) Poker.
(b) Darts.
(c) Snooker.
(d) Pool.

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

3. In what year did Twain travel to India?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1895.

4. At what French station did the train join the Orient Express?
(a) Gare Centrale.
(b) Gare de Lyon.
(c) Gare du Sud.
(d) Gare du Nord.

5. At what Italian station was Duffill left behind?
(a) Venice.
(b) Domodossola.
(c) Milan.
(d) Bardolino.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Theroux know he had touched bottom while traveling by train?

2. What happened with the Orient Express when it went through the Alpine tunnel in Chapter 2?

3. What magazine was the elderly Indian man reading at the beginning of Chapter 9?

4. What was the birthplace of the Indian who grew up in Britain and left because of racism?

5. Approximately how many of these animals did Theroux see?

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