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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26 and 27, pp. 268-288.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Duffill eating as the train entered the Alpine tunnel in Italy?
(a) Salami.
(b) Proscuitto.
(c) Mortadella.
(d) Bologna.

2. What railway line did Theroux grow up near?
(a) Boston and Maine.
(b) Central Pacific.
(c) Amtrak.
(d) Chesapeake and Ohio.

3. To what American author did Theroux compare the Japanese writer, Hirai Taro?
(a) Samuel Clemens.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Edgar Allen Poe.
(d) Jack London.

4. What were the Buddhist monks doing when Theroux encountered them in Mandalay in Chapter 17?
(a) Handing out religious tracts.
(b) Offering prayers to travelers.
(c) Passing out flowers.
(d) Begging.

5. Approximately how many of these animals did Theroux see?
(a) 500.
(b) 100.
(c) 200.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the tall, four-foot wide box found in the individual compartment in Chapter 9?

2. What kind of architecture was the Kuala Lumpur rail station known for?

3. What was baksheesh?

4. What did Theroux buy at the Naung-Peng station while waiting for the next train?

5. What magazine did the CIA official tell Theroux he wrote for?

(see the answer key)

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