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

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

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

4. What baseball player was the focus of articles in the English-language paper in Teheran?
(a) Jackie Robinson.
(b) Hank Aaron.
(c) Cal Ripkin.
(d) Babe Ruth.

5. What is the current name of Ceylon?
(a) Sri Lanka.
(b) Siam.
(c) Burma.
(d) Myanmar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What magazine was the elderly Indian man reading at the beginning of Chapter 9?

3. What was the topic of the three-day seminar attended by Theroux in Ceylon in Chapter 15?

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

5. What Dickens book was Theroux reading in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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