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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 profession did Theroux claim to ward off questions in Chapter 7?
(a) Dentistry.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Academia.
(d) Trade.

2. What was the feast day of the saint to whom the Ceylonese were praying?
(a) October 15.
(b) October 28.
(c) November 1.
(d) September 28.

3. What did the security officer note Theroux did not have when he claimed to be a tourist?
(a) A tourguide book.
(b) A camera.
(c) A passport.
(d) Luggage.

4. What term did the civil servant use to describe a holy man in Chapter 9?
(a) Saddhu.
(b) Monk.
(c) Swami.
(d) Dervish.

5. What was the translation of the Turkish dish imam bayildi?
(a) The imam laughed.
(b) The imam screamed.
(c) The imam died.
(d) The imam fainted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Parsis place their dead?

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

3. In Chapter 8, Theroux was told there was no train to which country?

4. What term did the Accountant General use when describing the people trying to cheat the government or seek bribes?

5. What was the name of Gandhi's birthplace, visited by Theroux in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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