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

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

3. What was Duffill eating as the train entered the Alpine tunnel in Italy?
(a) Proscuitto.
(b) Bologna.
(c) Salami.
(d) Mortadella.

4. What was on the marble slabs at the Galta temple entrance?
(a) A list of temple members.
(b) A list of service times.
(c) A list of religious beliefs.
(d) A list of prohibited activities.

5. What profession did Theroux claim to ward off questions in Chapter 7?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Trade.
(c) Academia.
(d) Dentistry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Joyce book did Theroux take on the train in Chapter 12?

2. What were people using the train tracks for in Vijayayawada in Chapter 12?

3. Why was the Canadian couple going to Australia?

4. What was the name of Gandhi's birthplace, visited by Theroux in Chapter 10?

5. In Chapter 13, where was the unpleasant American monk originally from?

(see the answer key)

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