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

2. What did Theroux write was a common form of Japanese courtesy among parents?
(a) They gave fancy gifts to their children's teachers.
(b) They helped out in the classrooms.
(c) They provided teachers with extra pay.
(d) They treated their children's teachers to fancy dinners.

3. What American author did Theroux mention in describing Indians in Chapter 9?
(a) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(b) Bret Harte.
(c) Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(d) Mark Twain.

4. What were people using the train tracks for in Vijayayawada in Chapter 12?
(a) As a gathering place for selling food.
(b) As a bathroom.
(c) As a gathering place for feasts.
(d) As a place for meeting people.

5. What city did Mr. Pensacola say had boring nightclubs?
(a) Boston.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Washington, DC.
(d) Philadelphia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "traditional Laotian handicrafts" were sold in Laos at the beginning of Chapter 20?

2. What university did the professor teach at in Chapter 11?

3. What Russian novel was Theroux reading in Chapter 21?

4. What did Theroux write was the greatest tragedy of American involvement in Vietnam?

5. What was the greatest annoyance during the afternoon ride to Rameswaram in Chapter 13?

(see the answer key)

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