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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. On what Victoria station platform did Theroux depart on his trip?
(a) Ten.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

2. Why was the cockney man going to Australia?
(a) There were too many Americans in London.
(b) There were too many blacks in London.
(c) There were too many Indians in London.
(d) There were too many Irish in London.

3. What new food had the Ceylonese begun planting because of their starvation?
(a) Rice.
(b) Cassava.
(c) Okra.
(d) Potatoes.

4. What did one American take to deal with the Indian food and water?
(a) Yogurt.
(b) Aspirin.
(c) Milk.
(d) Fruit.

5. To what Catholic saint were the Ceylonese praying in Chapter 14?
(a) St. Anthony.
(b) St. Augustine.
(c) St. Jude.
(d) St. Patrick.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What country did not have a single inch of railway track?

3. What term did the civil servant use to describe a holy man in Chapter 9?

4. What religion was the ship's second mate who disliked Indians and Ceylonese?

5. What were the American travelers discussing on the train in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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