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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20 and 21, pp. 207-223.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened with the Orient Express when it went through the Alpine tunnel in Chapter 2?
(a) The train slowed down significantly.
(b) The train stopped.
(c) The lights went out.
(d) The train sped up.

2. What author was Theroux reading at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Dinesen.
(b) Forster.
(c) Kipling.
(d) Dickens.

3. What was the feast day of the saint to whom the Ceylonese were praying?
(a) October 15.
(b) September 28.
(c) November 1.
(d) October 28.

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

5. What famous military leader seized control of Bayezid in 1402?
(a) El Cid.
(b) Tamerlane.
(c) Genghis Khan.
(d) Saladin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were the American travelers discussing on the train in Chapter 8?

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

4. What was the topic of the three-day seminar attended by Theroux in Ceylon in Chapter 15?

5. What was the approximate population of Ceylon at the time of Chapter 15?

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