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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 were people using the train tracks for in Vijayayawada in Chapter 12?
(a) As a place for meeting people.
(b) As a gathering place for feasts.
(c) As a bathroom.
(d) As a gathering place for selling food.

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

3. How was the engineer preparing to convert to Islam?
(a) He was attending a madrassa.
(b) He was visiting mosques.
(c) He was traveling to Mecca.
(d) He was reading the Koran.

4. What was the greatest annoyance during the afternoon ride to Rameswaram in Chapter 13?
(a) They train stopped frequently.
(b) There was no food available.
(c) The train was crowded.
(d) Smoke from the steam engine poured through the windows.

5. Why was the Canadian couple going to Australia?
(a) They had relatives there.
(b) They did not want to learn German.
(c) They wanted to avoid Europeans.
(d) They did not want to learn French.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long before departure were VIP seats reserved on Indian trains?

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

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

4. What term did the civil servant use to describe a holy man in Chapter 9?

5. What term did the Accountant General use when describing the people trying to cheat the government or seek bribes?

(see the answer key)

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