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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 did one American take to deal with the Indian food and water?
(a) Yogurt.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Milk.
(d) Aspirin.
2. What was interesting about the blond Sadiq picked up at the bar in Istanbul?
(a) She was an undercover police officer.
(b) She was actually a man.
(c) She was married.
(d) She was underage.
3. What was the feast day of the saint to whom the Ceylonese were praying?
(a) October 15.
(b) November 1.
(c) October 28.
(d) September 28.
4. How high did the railway climb through the pass?
(a) 3,000 feet.
(b) 4,000 feet.
(c) 3,200 feet.
(d) 3,600 feet.
5. What Joyce book did Theroux take on the train in Chapter 12?
(a) Dubliners.
(b) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
(c) The Exiles.
(d) Ulysses.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the translation of the Turkish dish imam bayildi?
2. At what Italian station was Duffill left behind?
3. Why was Theroux disappointed when the train arrived at Lake Van in Chapter 3?
4. How long was the trip to Lahore?
5. Which faith is holy in the city of Amritsar?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the Afghan prison conditions mentioned by Mr. Haq in Chapter 6.
2. Describe the special requirements and characteristics of the Sikh religion outlined by Theroux in Chapter 8.
3. How had Afghanistan changed since the military coup of 1973?
4. What were Theroux's impressions of the alleged tombs of Cain and Abel?
5. What was Molesworth's attitude toward tourism?
6. Why was Mr. Radia, with whom Theroux spoke in Chapter 10, so cynical about the English?
7. Why did Theroux find it insane that people were attending an American literature conference in Ceylon?
8. Describe the American hippies encountered by Theroux on the Turkish railway.
9. What is ironic about the treatment of the young Indian man fleeing London's racism in Chapter 7?
10. Describe the Tamils as encountered by Theroux in Chapter 12.
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