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

2. What was the approximate population of Ceylon at the time of Chapter 15?
(a) Fifteen million.
(b) Twelve million.
(c) Seven million.
(d) Twenty million.

3. What did every train include in the Goktiek area?
(a) A caboose.
(b) An armored van behind the engine.
(c) A sleeper car.
(d) A dining car.

4. Where did Bernard tell Theroux he was born?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Rangoon.
(c) Landi Kotal.
(d) Simla.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Theroux buy at the Naung-Peng station while waiting for the next train?

2. Where did many of the dentists in Simla come from?

3. What Sherlock Holmes story did Theroux allude to in Chapter 19?

4. What American author did Theroux mention in describing Indians in Chapter 9?

5. What drug was the Burmese man using on the way to the viaduct?

(see the answer key)

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