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

2. What time was dinner served at Bernard's mansion?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Six-thirty.
(d) Eight.

3. What animals did Theroux encounter near the Galta gorge temple?
(a) Baboons.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Vultures.

4. What is the current name of Ceylon?
(a) Sri Lanka.
(b) Siam.
(c) Myanmar.
(d) Burma.

5. Where did many of the dentists in Simla come from?
(a) Japan.
(b) America.
(c) China.
(d) India.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of jam did the Iranians eat that Theroux found disgusting?

2. Where did the Parsis place their dead?

3. What university did the professor teach at in Chapter 11?

4. What was on the marble slabs at the Galta temple entrance?

5. Which Hindu deity did the Bengalis worship in the other festival described by Theroux in Chapter 16?

(see the answer key)

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