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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. How many passengers transferred from the train to the Aomori ferry?
(a) 1,000
(b) 1,200.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 1,700.

2. What Dickens book was Theroux reading in Chapter 3?
(a) A Tale of Two Cities.
(b) Bleak House.
(c) Little Dorrit.
(d) Oliver Twist.

3. To what did Theroux compare the forests of Madhya Pradesh?
(a) The woods of the Pacific Northwest.
(b) The redwood forests.
(c) The woods of New Hampshire.
(d) The woods of Appalachia.

4. What term described the total work stoppage organized by the Socialist Unity Centre in Chapter 16?
(a) Bundh.
(b) Maidan.
(c) Satyagraha.
(d) Puja.

5. What was unique about the prostitute picked up by the tattooed American?
(a) She was very old.
(b) She was underage.
(c) She was actually a man.
(d) She had tattoos all over her body.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Ceylonese dynamite the coral reefs.

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

3. What American play was banned under Thieu's regime?

4. What sites did the tourism director, Mr. Ngoc, try to advertise to draw visitors?

5. On what Victoria station platform did Theroux depart on his trip?

(see the answer key)

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