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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. What did one American take to deal with the Indian food and water?
(a) Milk.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Aspirin.
(d) Yogurt.

2. What were the Buddhist monks doing when Theroux encountered them in Mandalay in Chapter 17?
(a) Offering prayers to travelers.
(b) Handing out religious tracts.
(c) Passing out flowers.
(d) Begging.

3. How many hotels did Mandalay have?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

4. What animals scavenged food at the rail station in Toungoo in Chapter 17?
(a) Monkeys.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Raccoons.
(d) Cats.

5. What was the common form of transportation in Calcutta described by Theroux in Chapter 16?
(a) Taxi.
(b) Moped.
(c) Rickshaw.
(d) Bicycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Vietnamese woman doing with the half-American baby on the train through Vietnam?

2. What does the surname Singh mean?

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

4. Which faith is holy in the city of Amritsar?

5. Which Hindu deity did the Bengalis worship in the other festival described by Theroux in Chapter 16?

(see the answer key)

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