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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food item was placed on the bar in front of Theroux on the train to Kyoto?
(a) A sample of sushi.
(b) A rutabaga.
(c) A turnip.
(d) A ball of rice.

2. What city did Mr. Pensacola say had boring nightclubs?
(a) Boston.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Washington, DC.
(d) Philadelphia.

3. What did the security officer note Theroux did not have when he claimed to be a tourist?
(a) A camera.
(b) A tourguide book.
(c) Luggage.
(d) A passport.

4. How long did the professor's course of Henry James' The Golden Bowl last?
(a) Three semesters.
(b) Two semesters.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

5. What religion did Bernard's father follow?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Hinduism.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Islam.

6. What was the name of the American English teacher in Hakodate?
(a) Charles.
(b) Matt.
(c) Chester.
(d) Carl.

7. Why did the young man leaving Bangalore to go to Bangkok in Chapter 16?
(a) To escape his wife.
(b) To escape a debtor.
(c) To escape his girlfriend.
(d) To escape his parents.

8. What term described the total work stoppage organized by the Socialist Unity Centre in Chapter 16?
(a) Satyagraha.
(b) Maidan.
(c) Puja.
(d) Bundh.

9. Why was the official going through the train checking the IDs of civilian males?
(a) He was looking for draft evaders.
(b) He was looking for Viet Cong members.
(c) He was looking for South Vietnamese Army members.
(d) He was looking for American citizens.

10. What were the Thai children doing near the railroad tracks near Nong Khai Station?
(a) Selling knickknacks.
(b) Selling food.
(c) Flying kites.
(d) Begging.

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

12. How many Chinese were killed in the Malaysian riots referenced at the beginning of Chapter 22?
(a) 1,600.
(b) 500.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 1,000.

13. What was a rotan?
(a) A type of decorative box.
(b) A hat.
(c) A pastry.
(d) A four-foot cane.

14. What kind of stories did Hirai Taro specialize in?
(a) Science fiction.
(b) Mysteries.
(c) Detective stories.
(d) Tales of terror.

15. What time was dinner served at Bernard's mansion?
(a) Six-thirty.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word was tattooed on the American civilian worker's right hand?

2. What area was Theroux told serves as an off-limits security area in Chapter 17?

3. What was the topic of the conference Ghosh and Rahman attended in Singapore?

4. What service was common for tourists in Bangkok?

5. How did celebrants mark the banned festival?

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