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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 and 12, pp. 124-145.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What English novelist once wrote, "The journey is the goal"?
(a) Michael Frayn.
(b) Roddy Doyle.
(c) Graham Greene.
(d) Ian McEwan.

4. How long had the English engineer been staying in rural Iran when Theroux met him on the train in Chapter 5?
(a) Two months.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) Four months.

5. What was the name of the city where one hippie was heading to join an ashram?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Khatmandhu.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Pondicherry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did one American take to deal with the Indian food and water?

2. What term did the civil servant use to describe a holy man in Chapter 9?

3. What Dickens book was Theroux reading in Chapter 3?

4. What American author did Theroux mention in describing Indians in Chapter 9?

5. Where did Sadiq go to enjoy himself when not taking pilgrims to Mecca?

(see the answer key)

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