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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26 and 27, pp. 268-288.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did many of the dentists in Simla come from?
(a) India.
(b) Japan.
(c) China.
(d) America.

2. What did the English missionary in Madras claim other missionaries were doing?
(a) Paying people to get baptized.
(b) Paying people to convert their relatives.
(c) Paying people to get confirmed.
(d) Paying people to build churches.

3. Why did the young man leaving Bangalore to go to Bangkok in Chapter 16?
(a) To escape a debtor.
(b) To escape his girlfriend.
(c) To escape his parents.
(d) To escape his wife.

4. What was baksheesh?
(a) A bribe.
(b) Extra money needed for a first-class ticket.
(c) A pastry.
(d) A government office.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the common form of transportation in Calcutta described by Theroux in Chapter 16?

2. How did the Tamils clean their teeth on the train in Chapter 12?

3. Where were Ghosh and Rahman from?

4. What Mark Twain book did Theroux quote at the end of Chapter 10?

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

(see the answer key)

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