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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 drug was the German man addicted to in Chapter 8?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Opium.
(d) Marijuana.

2. Who built the jail in Kabul in 1626?
(a) King Babar.
(b) Genghis Khan.
(c) Tamerlane.
(d) Ahmad Khan.

3. What Joyce book did Theroux take on the train in Chapter 12?
(a) Ulysses.
(b) The Exiles.
(c) Dubliners.
(d) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

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

5. At what Italian station was Duffill left behind?
(a) Milan.
(b) Domodossola.
(c) Bardolino.
(d) Venice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the mountain pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan?

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

3. What was the translation of the Turkish dish imam bayildi?

4. What term did the civil servant use to describe a holy man in Chapter 9?

5. What game did Theroux want to play at the Pakistani club in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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