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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 and 12, pp. 124-145.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the English missionary in Madras claim other missionaries were doing?
(a) Paying people to convert their relatives.
(b) Paying people to build churches.
(c) Paying people to get baptized.
(d) Paying people to get confirmed.

2. Why was the Canadian couple going to Australia?
(a) They had relatives there.
(b) They did not want to learn German.
(c) They did not want to learn French.
(d) They wanted to avoid Europeans.

3. What American author did Theroux mention in describing Indians in Chapter 9?
(a) Bret Harte.
(b) Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Ralph Waldo Emerson.

4. In what year did Twain travel to India?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1896.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Sadiq go to enjoy himself when not taking pilgrims to Mecca?

3. What does the surname Singh mean?

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

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

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