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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 poem did Molesworth quote while waiting for Yugoslav officials to look over passenger papers in Chapter 2?
(a) Japperwocky.
(b) Slouching Towards Bethlehem.
(c) The Wasteland.
(d) The Faerie Queene.

2. At what Italian station was Duffill left behind?
(a) Bardolino.
(b) Venice.
(c) Domodossola.
(d) Milan.

3. In what year did Twain travel to India?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1890.

4. At what French station did the train join the Orient Express?
(a) Gare Centrale.
(b) Gare de Lyon.
(c) Gare du Sud.
(d) Gare du Nord.

5. What was the name of the mountain pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
(a) Khana Pass.
(b) Khyber Pass.
(c) Peshawar Pass.
(d) Jalalabad Pass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Theroux unable to get food at Meshed in Chapter 5?

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

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

4. Why was Theroux disappointed when the train arrived at Lake Van in Chapter 3?

5. What country did not have a single inch of railway track?

(see the answer key)

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