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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 and 8, pp. 81-99.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Theroux know he had touched bottom while traveling by train?
(a) He was surrounded by locals.
(b) He was surrounded by hippies.
(c) He was surrounded by Americans.
(d) He was surrounded by Australians.

3. Where did Sadiq go to enjoy himself when not taking pilgrims to Mecca?
(a) Amman.
(b) Jenin.
(c) Beirut.
(d) Tel Aviv.

4. Who built the jail in Kabul in 1626?
(a) Genghis Khan.
(b) King Babar.
(c) Tamerlane.
(d) Ahmad Khan.

5. How high did the railway climb through the pass?
(a) 4,000 feet.
(b) 3,600 feet.
(c) 3,000 feet.
(d) 3,200 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the engineer preparing to convert to Islam?

2. How many tunnels went through the mountain pass?

3. At what Italian station was Duffill left behind?

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

5. In Chapter 8, Theroux was told there was no train to which country?

(see the answer key)

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