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

2. In Chapter 13, where was the unpleasant American monk originally from?
(a) New York City.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Baltimore.

3. How did celebrants mark the banned festival?
(a) By parading all night.
(b) By dancing all night.
(c) By piercing their bodies with skewers.
(d) By piercing their tongues.

4. What were the American travelers discussing on the train in Chapter 8?
(a) The poverty in India.
(b) Religious disputes.
(c) Hindu festivals.
(d) Their digestive problems.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Hindu deity did the Bengalis worship in the other festival described by Theroux in Chapter 16?

2. At what Italian station was Duffill left behind?

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

4. How many hotels did Mandalay have?

5. What author was Theroux reading at the end of Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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