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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the topic of the conference Ghosh and Rahman attended in Singapore?
(a) Family planning.
(b) Refugee resettlement.
(c) Religious freedom.
(d) Economic development.

2. What was bunraku?
(a) Pornographic theater.
(b) Puppet theater.
(c) Children's theater.
(d) Comedy revue.

3. What was the code name of Theroux's American host in Saigon?
(a) Cobra One.
(b) Eagle One.
(c) Buffalo One.
(d) Viper One.

4. How many rooms were in Bernard's mansion?
(a) Forty.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Fifteen.

5. What was the approximate population of Bangladesh?
(a) 75 million.
(b) 85 million.
(c) 60 million.
(d) 100 million.

6. What was the American woman shown at the tea house ceremony?
(a) Japanese television.
(b) Japanese cinema.
(c) Pornographic paintings.
(d) Pornographic films.

7. What sites did the tourism director, Mr. Ngoc, try to advertise to draw visitors?
(a) The beaches.
(b) The sites related to famous battles.
(c) The brothels.
(d) The historical sites.

8. What was the common form of transportation in Calcutta described by Theroux in Chapter 16?
(a) Rickshaw.
(b) Moped.
(c) Taxi.
(d) Bicycle.

9. What did Theroux witness the Japanese workers doing at the National Railways office?
(a) Calisthenics.
(b) Jumping jacks.
(c) Tai Chi.
(d) Pilates.

10. How many hotels did Mandalay have?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

11. What did Theroux write was the greatest tragedy of American involvement in Vietnam?
(a) That we never planned to stay.
(b) That we had stayed too long.
(c) That we had come in the first place.
(d) That we had backed the wrong side.

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

13. Where did Bernard tell Theroux he was born?
(a) Simla.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Landi Kotal.
(d) Rangoon.

14. How far apart are Tokyo and Kyoto?
(a) 150 miles.
(b) 400 miles.
(c) 100 miles.
(d) 300 miles.

15. According to Mr. Thanoo, what metal was mined in Thailand and Malaysia?
(a) Copper.
(b) Tin.
(c) Platinum.
(d) Iron ore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which religion's festival was banned in India?

2. How much time did Theroux have to board the train to Sapporo in Aomori?

3. What American song was playing in a Burmese style aboard the train in Burma in Chapter 17?

4. To what American author did Theroux compare the Japanese writer, Hirai Taro?

5. What book was Mr. Thanoo reading in Chapter 21?

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