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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) Marijuana.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Opium.

2. On what Victoria station platform did Theroux depart on his trip?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

3. What game did Theroux want to play at the Pakistani club in Chapter 7?
(a) Snooker.
(b) Darts.
(c) Poker.
(d) Pool.

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

5. How did Theroux know he had touched bottom while traveling by train?
(a) He was surrounded by locals.
(b) He was surrounded by Americans.
(c) He was surrounded by hippies.
(d) He was surrounded by Australians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the professor say Indians claimed knowledge they did not actually have?

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

3. What magazine was the elderly Indian man reading at the beginning of Chapter 9?

4. In what year did Twain travel to India?

5. Which Kipling book did Theroux refer to when describing Lahore?

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