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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24 and 25, pp. 241-267.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the Goktiek Viaduct built?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1882.

2. What book was Mr. Thanoo reading in Chapter 21?
(a) Kim.
(b) A Bend in the River.
(c) A Passage to India.
(d) Colonel Sun.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Mark Twain book did Theroux quote at the end of Chapter 10?

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

3. What was baksheesh?

4. What religion did Bernard's father follow?

5. Which faith is holy in the city of Amritsar?

(see the answer key)

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