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

2. Why did the professor say Indians claimed knowledge they did not actually have?
(a) They were taught wrong things in school.
(b) They were ashamed of Indian and Hindu history.
(c) They did not want to seem ignorant in front of Westerners.
(d) They wanted to make Indian history sound more fascinating.

3. How was the engineer preparing to convert to Islam?
(a) He was attending a madrassa.
(b) He was traveling to Mecca.
(c) He was visiting mosques.
(d) He was reading the Koran.

4. What did one American take to deal with the Indian food and water?
(a) Milk.
(b) Aspirin.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Yogurt.

5. How long before departure were VIP seats reserved on Indian trains?
(a) Three hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Two hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What baseball player was the focus of articles in the English-language paper in Teheran?

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

3. Why was Theroux disappointed when the train arrived at Lake Van in Chapter 3?

4. In what town did Theroux find cheap brothels and plentiful opium in Chapter 20?

5. Where did the Parsis place their dead?

(see the answer key)

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