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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 railway line did Theroux grow up near?
(a) Boston and Maine.
(b) Chesapeake and Ohio.
(c) Central Pacific.
(d) Amtrak.

2. What was the birthplace of the Indian who grew up in Britain and left because of racism?
(a) Madras.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Bombay.

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

4. What kind of jam did the Iranians eat that Theroux found disgusting?
(a) Carrot.
(b) Pear.
(c) Sweet potato.
(d) Beet.

5. Why was the Canadian couple going to Australia?
(a) They wanted to avoid Europeans.
(b) They did not want to learn French.
(c) They did not want to learn German.
(d) They had relatives there.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Theroux know he had touched bottom while traveling by train?

3. Why was the cockney man going to Australia?

4. At what French station did the train join the Orient Express?

5. What was Duffill eating as the train entered the Alpine tunnel in Italy?

(see the answer key)

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