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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18 and 19, pp. 188-206.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of mansion managed by Bernard?
(a) Candacraig.
(b) Lochcraig.
(c) Inverness.
(d) Castlecraig.

2. How did Theroux know he had touched bottom while traveling by train?
(a) He was surrounded by hippies.
(b) He was surrounded by Americans.
(c) He was surrounded by locals.
(d) He was surrounded by Australians.

3. What book was Theroux reading at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Siddhartha.
(b) The Autobiography of a Yogi.
(c) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
(d) Steppenwolf.

4. What was the name of Gandhi's birthplace, visited by Theroux in Chapter 10?
(a) Gujarat.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Simla.

5. What drug was the Burmese man using on the way to the viaduct?
(a) Marajuana.
(b) Hashish.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Opium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous military leader seized control of Bayezid in 1402?

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

3. What was baksheesh?

4. What did the security officer note Theroux did not have when he claimed to be a tourist?

5. How long before departure were VIP seats reserved on Indian trains?

(see the answer key)

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