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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 magazine was the elderly Indian man reading at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) Premiere.
(c) Filmfare.
(d) Bollywood Today.

2. Why was the cockney man going to Australia?
(a) There were too many Americans in London.
(b) There were too many blacks in London.
(c) There were too many Indians in London.
(d) There were too many Irish in London.

3. Approximately how many of these animals did Theroux see?
(a) 50.
(b) 500.
(c) 100.
(d) 200.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How high did the railway climb through the pass?

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

3. What English novelist once wrote, "The journey is the goal"?

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

5. What was the name of the actors' agent met by Theroux on the Orient Express?

(see the answer key)

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