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

2. Why was the official going through the train checking the IDs of civilian males?
(a) He was looking for American citizens.
(b) He was looking for South Vietnamese Army members.
(c) He was looking for Viet Cong members.
(d) He was looking for draft evaders.

3. In what year was the Goktiek Viaduct built?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1905.

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

5. What was the code name of Theroux's American host in Saigon?
(a) Viper One.
(b) Buffalo One.
(c) Eagle One.
(d) Cobra One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term described the total work stoppage organized by the Socialist Unity Centre in Chapter 16?

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

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

4. How long was the trip to Lahore?

5. What were the American travelers discussing on the train in Chapter 8?

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