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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. To which country was Sadiq going to bring Turkish workers?
(a) Australia.
(b) West Germany.
(c) East Germany.
(d) Indonesia.

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

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

4. What Russian writer did Theroux read on the trip in Chapter 7?
(a) Doestoevsky.
(b) Tolstoy.
(c) Gogol.
(d) Chekhov.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why did the Ceylonese dynamite the coral reefs.

4. What profession did Theroux claim to ward off questions in Chapter 7?

5. Which faith is holy in the city of Amritsar?

(see the answer key)

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