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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. Why was the Canadian couple going to Australia?
(a) They had relatives there.
(b) They did not want to learn German.
(c) They wanted to avoid Europeans.
(d) They did not want to learn French.

2. What was the name of the city where one hippie was heading to join an ashram?
(a) Pondicherry.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Khatmandhu.

3. What poem did Molesworth quote while waiting for Yugoslav officials to look over passenger papers in Chapter 2?
(a) The Faerie Queene.
(b) Japperwocky.
(c) Slouching Towards Bethlehem.
(d) The Wasteland.

4. Where did Sadiq go to enjoy himself when not taking pilgrims to Mecca?
(a) Beirut.
(b) Amman.
(c) Tel Aviv.
(d) Jenin.

5. What was the name of Gandhi's birthplace, visited by Theroux in Chapter 10?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Simla.
(c) Gujarat.
(d) Delhi.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Twain travel to India?

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

3. What was baksheesh?

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

5. What railway line did Theroux grow up near?

(see the answer key)

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