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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24 and 25, pp. 241-267.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of mansion managed by Bernard?
(a) Inverness.
(b) Lochcraig.
(c) Candacraig.
(d) Castlecraig.

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

3. What was Theroux staring at for 15 minutes while at The Mess?
(a) A cat in the hallway.
(b) A gecko on the wall.
(c) A bird outside the window.
(d) A mouse on the floor.

4. What was interesting about the blond Sadiq picked up at the bar in Istanbul?
(a) She was underage.
(b) She was actually a man.
(c) She was an undercover police officer.
(d) She was married.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What "traditional Laotian handicrafts" were sold in Laos at the beginning of Chapter 20?

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

3. What was the approximate population of Ceylon at the time of Chapter 15?

4. Why did the professor say Indians claimed knowledge they did not actually have?

5. What American song was playing in a Burmese style aboard the train in Burma in Chapter 17?

(see the answer key)

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