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

2. What country did not have a single inch of railway track?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Turkemistan.
(c) Uzbekistan.
(d) Afghanistan.

3. What baseball player was the focus of articles in the English-language paper in Teheran?
(a) Cal Ripkin.
(b) Jackie Robinson.
(c) Babe Ruth.
(d) Hank Aaron.

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

5. What railway line did Theroux grow up near?
(a) Chesapeake and Ohio.
(b) Amtrak.
(c) Central Pacific.
(d) Boston and Maine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened with the Orient Express when it went through the Alpine tunnel in Chapter 2?

2. Which faith is holy in the city of Amritsar?

3. In Chapter 8, Theroux was told there was no train to which country?

4. Why was Theroux disappointed when the train arrived at Lake Van in Chapter 3?

5. What poem did Molesworth quote while waiting for Yugoslav officials to look over passenger papers in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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