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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 baseball player was the focus of articles in the English-language paper in Teheran?
(a) Cal Ripkin.
(b) Babe Ruth.
(c) Jackie Robinson.
(d) Hank Aaron.

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

3. In Chapter 13, where was the unpleasant American monk originally from?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) New York City.
(d) Washington, D.C.

4. What author was Theroux reading at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Kipling.
(b) Dinesen.
(c) Forster.
(d) Dickens.

5. What was the birthplace of the Indian who grew up in Britain and left because of racism?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Madras.
(d) Bombay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals scavenged food at the rail station in Toungoo in Chapter 17?

2. What service was common for tourists in Bangkok?

3. What does the surname Singh mean?

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

5. What did the security officer note Theroux did not have when he claimed to be a tourist?

(see the answer key)

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