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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. Why did the Ceylonese dynamite the coral reefs.
(a) To make lime.
(b) To make tourist knick-knacks.
(c) To decorate aquariums with coral.
(d) To make artificial coral.

2. What term described the total work stoppage organized by the Socialist Unity Centre in Chapter 16?
(a) Maidan.
(b) Puja.
(c) Satyagraha.
(d) Bundh.

3. Where did many of the dentists in Simla come from?
(a) America.
(b) China.
(c) India.
(d) Japan.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What magazine was the elderly Indian man reading at the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. How high did the railway climb through the pass?

3. What were the Buddhist monks doing when Theroux encountered them in Mandalay in Chapter 17?

4. What was the greatest annoyance during the afternoon ride to Rameswaram in Chapter 13?

5. How many hotels did Mandalay have?

(see the answer key)

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