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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Yashar describe his political leanings in Chapter 2?
(a) He's a democratic socialist.
(b) He's a Marxist.
(c) He's a Trotskyite.
(d) He's a Stalinist.

2. At what Italian station was Duffill left behind?
(a) Milan.
(b) Bardolino.
(c) Domodossola.
(d) Venice.

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

4. Which faith is holy in the city of Amritsar?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Islam.
(c) Sikhism.
(d) Hinduism.

5. In Chapter 8, Theroux was told there was no train to which country?
(a) Laos.
(b) Burma.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Ceylon.

6. How high did the railway climb through the pass?
(a) 3,600 feet.
(b) 4,000 feet.
(c) 3,000 feet.
(d) 3,200 feet.

7. What Dickens book was Theroux reading in Chapter 3?
(a) Little Dorrit.
(b) A Tale of Two Cities.
(c) Oliver Twist.
(d) Bleak House.

8. What Joyce book did Theroux take on the train in Chapter 12?
(a) Ulysses.
(b) Dubliners.
(c) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
(d) The Exiles.

9. Approximately how many of these animals did Theroux see?
(a) 100.
(b) 200.
(c) 500.
(d) 50.

10. Where did many of the dentists in Simla come from?
(a) India.
(b) Japan.
(c) China.
(d) America.

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

12. What was baksheesh?
(a) Extra money needed for a first-class ticket.
(b) A bribe.
(c) A pastry.
(d) A government office.

13. 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.

14. What term did the civil servant use to describe a holy man in Chapter 9?
(a) Swami.
(b) Dervish.
(c) Saddhu.
(d) Monk.

15. Where did Sadiq go to enjoy himself when not taking pilgrims to Mecca?
(a) Jenin.
(b) Beirut.
(c) Amman.
(d) Tel Aviv.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crop did the people of Pakhtoonistan hope to derive income from after declaring their independence from Pakistan?

2. What was the name of the city where one hippie was heading to join an ashram?

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

4. What was the greatest annoyance during the afternoon ride to Rameswaram in Chapter 13?

5. What religious figure was born in the town of Mathura?

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