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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 was interesting about the blond Sadiq picked up at the bar in Istanbul?
(a) She was actually a man.
(b) She was married.
(c) She was underage.
(d) She was an undercover police officer.

2. What Russian writer did Theroux read on the trip in Chapter 7?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Gogol.
(c) Doestoevsky.
(d) Tolstoy.

3. What happened with the Orient Express when it went through the Alpine tunnel in Chapter 2?
(a) The lights went out.
(b) The train sped up.
(c) The train slowed down significantly.
(d) The train stopped.

4. On what Victoria station platform did Theroux depart on his trip?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) Seven.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Theroux unable to get food at Meshed in Chapter 5?

2. Why was Theroux disappointed when the train arrived at Lake Van in Chapter 3?

3. What poem did Molesworth quote while waiting for Yugoslav officials to look over passenger papers in Chapter 2?

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

5. Why was the cockney man going to Australia?

(see the answer key)

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