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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 was the name of Gandhi's birthplace, visited by Theroux in Chapter 10?
(a) Gujarat.
(b) Simla.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Delhi.

2. What is the current name of Ceylon?
(a) Myanmar.
(b) Burma.
(c) Sri Lanka.
(d) Siam.

3. How high did the railway climb through the pass?
(a) 4,000 feet.
(b) 3,200 feet.
(c) 3,000 feet.
(d) 3,600 feet.

4. What was the name of the city where one hippie was heading to join an ashram?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Khatmandhu.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Pondicherry.

5. What was baksheesh?
(a) A bribe.
(b) A pastry.
(c) Extra money needed for a first-class ticket.
(d) A government office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the mountain pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan?

2. What baseball player was the focus of articles in the English-language paper in Teheran?

3. How many tunnels went through the mountain pass?

4. Why was the Canadian couple going to Australia?

5. Where did Sadiq go to enjoy himself when not taking pilgrims to Mecca?

(see the answer key)

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