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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 faith is holy in the city of Amritsar?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Hinduism.
(c) Sikhism.
(d) Islam.

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

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

4. What Russian writer did Theroux read on the trip in Chapter 7?
(a) Tolstoy.
(b) Doestoevsky.
(c) Gogol.
(d) Chekhov.

5. What African language did Theroux hear on the train as it traveled through England?
(a) Xhosa.
(b) Yoruba.
(c) Swahili.
(d) Ibo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how much did Theroux's meal cost on the train through France?

2. What drug was the German man addicted to in Chapter 8?

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

4. How was the engineer preparing to convert to Islam?

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

(see the answer key)

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