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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 30, part 1, 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who built the jail in Kabul in 1626?
(a) Tamerlane.
(b) Genghis Khan.
(c) Ahmad Khan.
(d) King Babar.

2. What American author did Professor Toyama claim enjoyed Kyoto?
(a) William Faulkner.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Eudora Welty.
(d) Tennessee Williams.

3. What poem did Molesworth quote while waiting for Yugoslav officials to look over passenger papers in Chapter 2?
(a) The Faerie Queene.
(b) The Wasteland.
(c) Slouching Towards Bethlehem.
(d) Japperwocky.

4. What magazine was the elderly Indian man reading at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Filmfare.
(b) Rolling Stone.
(c) Premiere.
(d) Bollywood Today.

5. On what Victoria station platform did Theroux depart on his trip?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where were Ghosh and Rahman from?

3. What did Theroux try to buy after lunch in Khabarovsk?

4. What was the geographical term for the Siberian forest?

5. What did the English missionary in Madras claim other missionaries were doing?

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