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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. What American play was banned under Thieu's regime?
(a) The Glass Menagerie.
(b) Death of a Salesman.
(c) A Streetcar Named Desire.
(d) Our Town.

2. What festival was being celebrated as Theroux arrived in Calcutta in Chapter 16?
(a) Eid.
(b) Diwali.
(c) Chhat.
(d) Ramadan.

3. What were workers in Singapore forbidden from doing?
(a) Striking.
(b) Receiving overtime pay.
(c) Working on Saturdays.
(d) Taking religious holidays off.

4. How long before departure were VIP seats reserved on Indian trains?
(a) One hour.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Four hours.

5. What Shakespeare play did Anne teach while living in Queenstown?
(a) Richard III.
(b) Julius Caesar.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Macbeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the American woman shown at the tea house ceremony?

2. What was the nickname of Highway One between Hue and Danang?

3. What game did Theroux want to play at the Pakistani club in Chapter 7?

4. How much time did Theroux have to board the train to Sapporo in Aomori?

5. What was the Vietnamese woman doing with the half-American baby on the train through Vietnam?

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