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

2. In Chapter 8, Theroux was told there was no train to which country?
(a) Laos.
(b) Burma.
(c) Ceylon.
(d) Thailand.

3. Which Kipling book did Theroux refer to when describing Lahore?
(a) The Jungle Book.
(b) Gunga Din.
(c) Just-so Stories.
(d) Kim.

4. What Dickens book was Theroux reading in Chapter 3?
(a) Oliver Twist.
(b) Little Dorrit.
(c) A Tale of Two Cities.
(d) Bleak House.

5. What university did the professor teach at in Chapter 11?
(a) Rajasthan Univesity.
(b) Delhi University.
(c) Jaipur University.
(d) Bhopal University.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game did Theroux want to play at the Pakistani club in Chapter 7?

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

3. How many hotels did Mandalay have?

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

5. How many feet did the train ascend before descending into the gorge in Chapter 19?

(see the answer key)

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