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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 interesting about the blond Sadiq picked up at the bar in Istanbul?
(a) She was an undercover police officer.
(b) She was underage.
(c) She was married.
(d) She was actually a man.

2. How many feet did the train ascend before descending into the gorge in Chapter 19?
(a) 3,000 feet.
(b) 3,500 feet.
(c) 4,000 feet.
(d) 5,000 feet.

3. To what Catholic saint were the Ceylonese praying in Chapter 14?
(a) St. Anthony.
(b) St. Jude.
(c) St. Augustine.
(d) St. Patrick.

4. Where did the Parsis place their dead?
(a) Towers of Silence.
(b) Towers of Faith.
(c) Towers of Death.
(d) Towers of Zoroaster.

5. What were the American travelers discussing on the train in Chapter 8?
(a) Hindu festivals.
(b) Religious disputes.
(c) Their digestive problems.
(d) The poverty in India.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What time was dinner served at Bernard's mansion?

3. Whose alleged grave site did Theroux visit in Ceylon?

4. Why was Theroux disappointed when the train arrived at Lake Van in Chapter 3?

5. What local delicacy did Theroux find for sale to passengers at the stations in Burma?

(see the answer key)

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