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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. Why was Theroux disappointed when the train arrived at Lake Van in Chapter 3?
(a) Passengers were told they could not get off the train.
(b) The train stopped for only a couple of minutes.
(c) It was after sunset, and he could not see anything.
(d) Swimming was not allowed at the beach.

2. What game did Theroux want to play at the Pakistani club in Chapter 7?
(a) Pool.
(b) Snooker.
(c) Darts.
(d) Poker.

3. In Chapter 8, Theroux was told there was no train to which country?
(a) Ceylon.
(b) Burma.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Laos.

4. What profession did Theroux claim to ward off questions in Chapter 7?
(a) Trade.
(b) Dentistry.
(c) Academia.
(d) Medicine.

5. How was the engineer preparing to convert to Islam?
(a) He was traveling to Mecca.
(b) He was visiting mosques.
(c) He was attending a madrassa.
(d) He was reading the Koran.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the city where one hippie was heading to join an ashram?

2. What does the frieze in the Peshawar Museum depict?

3. What was interesting about the blond Sadiq picked up at the bar in Istanbul?

4. Why was the cockney man going to Australia?

5. What does the surname Singh mean?

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