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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20 and 21, pp. 207-223.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the approximate population of Ceylon at the time of Chapter 15?
(a) Seven million.
(b) Fifteen million.
(c) Twenty million.
(d) Twelve million.

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

3. Why was Theroux disappointed when the train arrived at Lake Van in Chapter 3?
(a) Passengers were told they could not get off the train.
(b) It was after sunset, and he could not see anything.
(c) Swimming was not allowed at the beach.
(d) The train stopped for only a couple of minutes.

4. What did the security officer note Theroux did not have when he claimed to be a tourist?
(a) A passport.
(b) A camera.
(c) Luggage.
(d) A tourguide book.

5. What Russian novel was Theroux reading in Chapter 21?
(a) Dead Souls.
(b) Crime and Punishment.
(c) The Brothers Doestoevsky.
(d) One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tunnels went through the mountain pass?

2. What religious figure was born in the town of Mathura?

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

4. How long had the English engineer been staying in rural Iran when Theroux met him on the train in Chapter 5?

5. Why did the young man leaving Bangalore to go to Bangkok in Chapter 16?

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