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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the frieze in the Peshawar Museum depict?
(a) The birth of Muhammad.
(b) The birth of Buddha.
(c) The birth of Adam.
(d) The birth of Jesus.

2. How far does the train from Delhi to Madras travel?
(a) 1,000 miles.
(b) 1,400 miles.
(c) 2,000 miles.
(d) 2,500 miles.

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

4. What crop did the people of Pakhtoonistan hope to derive income from after declaring their independence from Pakistan?
(a) Dried fruit.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Poppies.
(d) Wheat.

5. How did the Tamils clean their teeth on the train in Chapter 12?
(a) With Western-style toothbrushes.
(b) With floss.
(c) With peeled green twigs.
(d) With their fingers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous military leader seized control of Bayezid in 1402?

2. What railway line did Theroux grow up near?

3. What Dickens book was Theroux reading in Chapter 3?

4. Approximately how many of these animals did Theroux see?

5. Why was Theroux unable to get food at Meshed in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Theroux unwilling to explain his first impressions of India to Vishnua Bhardwaj, the Accountant General on the train to Simla?

2. Why were the Ceylonese showing so much devotion to St. Jude?

3. Why was Mr. Radia, with whom Theroux spoke in Chapter 10, so cynical about the English?

4. Describe the Afghan prison conditions mentioned by Mr. Haq in Chapter 6.

5. Describe the Tamils as encountered by Theroux in Chapter 12.

6. Why was Theroux fascinated by the taxi driver's offer of a prostitute in the Bay of Bengal?

7. What were Theroux's impressions of the Pakistani city of Peshawar?

8. What were Theroux's impressions of the alleged tombs of Cain and Abel?

9. Why was the destruction of the coral reefs a perfect example of the improvidence of the Ceylonese?

10. In Theroux's view, how did the strictures of Islam affect Pakistani men?

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