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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 magazine was the elderly Indian man reading at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Bollywood Today.
(b) Filmfare.
(c) Premiere.
(d) Rolling Stone.

2. What animals did Theroux encounter near the Galta gorge temple?
(a) Elephants.
(b) Vultures.
(c) Baboons.
(d) Monkeys.

3. What religious figure was born in the town of Mathura?
(a) Shiva.
(b) Gautama Buddha.
(c) Ganesh.
(d) Lord Krishna.

4. Which Hindu deity did the Bengalis worship in the other festival described by Theroux in Chapter 16?
(a) Kali.
(b) Ganesh.
(c) Krishna.
(d) Shiva.

5. What word was tattooed on the American civilian worker's right hand?
(a) Lion.
(b) Jaguar.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Buffalo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the frieze in the Peshawar Museum depict?

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

3. How many tunnels went through the mountain pass?

4. On what Victoria station platform did Theroux depart on his trip?

5. What was the name of the city where one hippie was heading to join an ashram?

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