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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 does the surname Singh mean?
(a) Tiger.
(b) Cow.
(c) Lion.
(d) Cheetah.

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

3. What happened to the French-built Trans-Vietnam Railway six years after it was completed in the 1930s?
(a) It blew up.
(b) It burned down.
(c) It was seized by the government.
(d) It was damaged in an earthquake.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long was the trip to Lahore?

3. What drug was the German man addicted to in Chapter 8?

4. How many deserters did Dial estimate remained in Vietnam?

5. What did Theroux write was the greatest tragedy of American involvement in Vietnam?

(see the answer key)

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