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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, 14 and 15, pp. 146- 164.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What English novelist once wrote, "The journey is the goal"?
(a) Graham Greene.
(b) Michael Frayn.
(c) Ian McEwan.
(d) Roddy Doyle.

4. Why did the professor say Indians claimed knowledge they did not actually have?
(a) They did not want to seem ignorant in front of Westerners.
(b) They were taught wrong things in school.
(c) They wanted to make Indian history sound more fascinating.
(d) They were ashamed of Indian and Hindu history.

5. What railway line did Theroux grow up near?
(a) Chesapeake and Ohio.
(b) Amtrak.
(c) Central Pacific.
(d) Boston and Maine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did many of the dentists in Simla come from?

2. What Mark Twain book did Theroux quote at the end of Chapter 10?

3. How long before departure were VIP seats reserved on Indian trains?

4. What was the topic of the three-day seminar attended by Theroux in Ceylon in Chapter 15?

5. What kind of jam did the Iranians eat that Theroux found disgusting?

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