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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. What was baksheesh?
(a) A government office.
(b) A pastry.
(c) Extra money needed for a first-class ticket.
(d) A bribe.

2. What was the translation of the Turkish dish imam bayildi?
(a) The imam screamed.
(b) The imam died.
(c) The imam fainted.
(d) The imam laughed.

3. What was the name of the actors' agent met by Theroux on the Orient Express?
(a) Greene.
(b) Stuart.
(c) Wainsworth.
(d) Molesworth.

4. What was the name of the city where one hippie was heading to join an ashram?
(a) Khatmandhu.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Pondicherry.
(d) Calcutta.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of jam did the Iranians eat that Theroux found disgusting?

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

3. Why was the Canadian couple going to Australia?

4. What baseball player was the focus of articles in the English-language paper in Teheran?

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

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