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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 term did the Accountant General use when describing the people trying to cheat the government or seek bribes?
(a) Blighters.
(b) Commies.
(c) Baksheesh.
(d) Layabouts.

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

3. What was interesting about the blond Sadiq picked up at the bar in Istanbul?
(a) She was underage.
(b) She was actually a man.
(c) She was an undercover police officer.
(d) She was married.

4. Where did the Parsis place their dead?
(a) Towers of Zoroaster.
(b) Towers of Silence.
(c) Towers of Death.
(d) Towers of Faith.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was Theroux disappointed when the train arrived at Lake Van in Chapter 3?

3. What book was Theroux reading at the beginning of Chapter 10?

4. What does the surname Singh mean?

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

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