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

2. Where did the tattooed American think he needed to go to earn a lot of money?
(a) Macau.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Singapore.

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

4. What was the common form of transportation in Calcutta described by Theroux in Chapter 16?
(a) Moped.
(b) Bicycle.
(c) Rickshaw.
(d) Taxi.

5. How far does the train from Delhi to Madras travel?
(a) 1,000 miles.
(b) 2,500 miles.
(c) 2,000 miles.
(d) 1,400 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What baseball player was the focus of articles in the English-language paper in Teheran?

2. In Chapter 13, where was the unpleasant American monk originally from?

3. What religion did Bernard's father follow?

4. What local delicacy did Theroux find for sale to passengers at the stations in Burma?

5. What drug was the German man addicted to in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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