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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 author was Theroux reading at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Kipling.
(b) Dickens.
(c) Forster.
(d) Dinesen.

2. What new food had the Ceylonese begun planting because of their starvation?
(a) Cassava.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Okra.
(d) Rice.

3. How many hotels did Mandalay have?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

4. What area was Theroux told serves as an off-limits security area in Chapter 17?
(a) Inle Lake.
(b) Lashio.
(c) Pagan.
(d) Rangoon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Yashar describe his political leanings in Chapter 2?

2. What drug was the Burmese man using on the way to the viaduct?

3. Why was the official going through the train checking the IDs of civilian males?

4. What term did the civil servant use to describe a holy man in Chapter 9?

5. What is the current name of Ceylon?

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