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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24 and 25, pp. 241-267.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game did Theroux want to play at the Pakistani club in Chapter 7?
(a) Darts.
(b) Pool.
(c) Snooker.
(d) Poker.

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

3. What festival was being celebrated as Theroux arrived in Calcutta in Chapter 16?
(a) Eid.
(b) Diwali.
(c) Ramadan.
(d) Chhat.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nickname of Highway One between Hue and Danang?

2. What was the birthplace of the Indian who grew up in Britain and left because of racism?

3. How many people had been killed since the cease-fire (as of December 1973)?

4. What did Theroux write was the greatest tragedy of American involvement in Vietnam?

5. How many deserters did Dial estimate remained in Vietnam?

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