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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 and 10, pp. 100- 123.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the actors' agent met by Theroux on the Orient Express?
(a) Wainsworth.
(b) Stuart.
(c) Greene.
(d) Molesworth.

2. Why was Theroux disappointed when the train arrived at Lake Van in Chapter 3?
(a) The train stopped for only a couple of minutes.
(b) Passengers were told they could not get off the train.
(c) It was after sunset, and he could not see anything.
(d) Swimming was not allowed at the beach.

3. What country did not have a single inch of railway track?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Turkemistan.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Uzbekistan.

4. What happened with the Orient Express when it went through the Alpine tunnel in Chapter 2?
(a) The train stopped.
(b) The train sped up.
(c) The train slowed down significantly.
(d) The lights went out.

5. What religious figure was born in the town of Mathura?
(a) Lord Krishna.
(b) Ganesh.
(c) Shiva.
(d) Gautama Buddha.

Short Answer Questions

1. What African language did Theroux hear on the train as it traveled through England?

2. What does the frieze in the Peshawar Museum depict?

3. Which Kipling book did Theroux refer to when describing Lahore?

4. How high did the railway climb through the pass?

5. What poem did Molesworth quote while waiting for Yugoslav officials to look over passenger papers in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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