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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 did one American take to deal with the Indian food and water?
(a) Yogurt.
(b) Milk.
(c) Aspirin.
(d) Fruit.

2. How long had the English engineer been staying in rural Iran when Theroux met him on the train in Chapter 5?
(a) Four months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Six months.
(d) One year.

3. What was interesting about the blond Sadiq picked up at the bar in Istanbul?
(a) She was actually a man.
(b) She was underage.
(c) She was married.
(d) She was an undercover police officer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How long was the trip to Lahore?

4. What Russian writer did Theroux read on the trip in Chapter 7?

5. Where did the Parsis place their dead?

(see the answer key)

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