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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24 and 25, pp. 241-267.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Hindu deity did the Bengalis worship in the other festival described by Theroux in Chapter 16?
(a) Kali.
(b) Ganesh.
(c) Krishna.
(d) Shiva.

2. What area was Theroux told serves as an off-limits security area in Chapter 17?
(a) Pagan.
(b) Rangoon.
(c) Lashio.
(d) Inle Lake.

3. What was the surname of the local USIS official in Hue?
(a) McTaggart.
(b) McSweeney.
(c) McLellan.
(d) O'brien.

4. What was the Vietnamese woman doing with the half-American baby on the train through Vietnam?
(a) She was trying to get money.
(b) She was trying to give the baby to Theroux.
(c) She was a prostitute looking for work.
(d) She was trying to get passage out of Vietnam.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many people had been killed since the cease-fire (as of December 1973)?

3. What were the Buddhist monks doing when Theroux encountered them in Mandalay in Chapter 17?

4. Which Kipling book did Theroux refer to when describing Lahore?

5. What animals scavenged food at the rail station in Toungoo in Chapter 17?

(see the answer key)

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