View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20 and 21, pp. 207-223.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What crop did the people of Pakhtoonistan hope to derive income from after declaring their independence from Pakistan?
(a) Poppies.
(b) Dried fruit.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Wheat.

3. At what French station did the train join the Orient Express?
(a) Gare de Lyon.
(b) Gare du Sud.
(c) Gare Centrale.
(d) Gare du Nord.

4. How did the Tamils clean their teeth on the train in Chapter 12?
(a) With floss.
(b) With peeled green twigs.
(c) With their fingers.
(d) With Western-style toothbrushes.

5. What book was Theroux reading at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Steppenwolf.
(b) Siddhartha.
(c) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
(d) The Autobiography of a Yogi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time was dinner served at Bernard's mansion?

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

3. What was the common form of transportation in Calcutta described by Theroux in Chapter 16?

4. What poem did Molesworth quote while waiting for Yugoslav officials to look over passenger papers in Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 197 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample