View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was baksheesh?
(a) A government office.
(b) Extra money needed for a first-class ticket.
(c) A pastry.
(d) A bribe.

2. How long before departure were VIP seats reserved on Indian trains?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Two hours.
(c) One hour.
(d) Four hours.

3. What magazine was the elderly Indian man reading at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Premiere.
(b) Bollywood Today.
(c) Rolling Stone.
(d) Filmfare.

4. What kind of jam did the Iranians eat that Theroux found disgusting?
(a) Sweet potato.
(b) Beet.
(c) Pear.
(d) Carrot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Russian writer did Theroux read on the trip in Chapter 7?

2. What was the name of the mountain pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan?

3. What was the name of the city where one hippie was heading to join an ashram?

4. What railway line did Theroux grow up near?

5. What game did Theroux want to play at the Pakistani club in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Theroux's impressions of the alleged tombs of Cain and Abel?

2. Why did Theroux think the Orient Express was used as the setting for many stories of criminal intrigues?

3. What was Molesworth's attitude toward tourism?

4. Why did Theroux find it insane that people were attending an American literature conference in Ceylon?

5. How did Theroux describe the Australians he encountered on the trains?

6. Describe Mr. Gopal, the embassy liaison man showing the tourist sites to Theroux in Chapter 11.

7. Why did Paramahansa Yogananda, the guru followed by Mr. Gupta in Chapter 9, go to America?

8. Why did Duffill appear to be so mysterious to Theroux?

9. Describe the Afghan prison conditions mentioned by Mr. Haq in Chapter 6.

10. Describe the Tamils as encountered by Theroux in Chapter 12.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 873 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample