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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. Which Kipling book did Theroux refer to when describing Lahore?
(a) Kim.
(b) Gunga Din.
(c) The Jungle Book.
(d) Just-so Stories.

2. What book was Theroux reading at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) The Autobiography of a Yogi.
(b) Steppenwolf.
(c) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
(d) Siddhartha.

3. What were the American travelers discussing on the train in Chapter 8?
(a) The poverty in India.
(b) Religious disputes.
(c) Their digestive problems.
(d) Hindu festivals.

4. What kind of jam did the Iranians eat that Theroux found disgusting?
(a) Sweet potato.
(b) Carrot.
(c) Beet.
(d) Pear.

5. What religious figure was born in the town of Mathura?
(a) Gautama Buddha.
(b) Lord Krishna.
(c) Ganesh.
(d) Shiva.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What crop did the people of Pakhtoonistan hope to derive income from after declaring their independence from Pakistan?

4. What university did the professor teach at in Chapter 11?

5. Which faith is holy in the city of Amritsar?

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