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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 and 8, pp. 81-99.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Kipling book did Theroux refer to when describing Lahore?
(a) The Jungle Book.
(b) Gunga Din.
(c) Kim.
(d) Just-so Stories.

2. Approximately how much did Theroux's meal cost on the train through France?
(a) Fifteen dollars.
(b) Five dollars.
(c) Eight dollars.
(d) Ten dollars.

3. How long was the trip to Lahore?
(a) Twelve hours.
(b) Twenty hours.
(c) Fifteen hours.
(d) Five hours.

4. What drug was the German man addicted to in Chapter 8?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Opium.
(d) Heroin.

5. Who built the jail in Kabul in 1626?
(a) Tamerlane.
(b) King Babar.
(c) Genghis Khan.
(d) Ahmad Khan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had the English engineer been staying in rural Iran when Theroux met him on the train in Chapter 5?

2. What famous military leader seized control of Bayezid in 1402?

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

4. What was Duffill eating as the train entered the Alpine tunnel in Italy?

5. What Dickens book was Theroux reading in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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