View a FREE sample

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 kind of jam did the Iranians eat that Theroux found disgusting?
(a) Pear.
(b) Carrot.
(c) Sweet potato.
(d) Beet.

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

3. Where were Ghosh and Rahman from?
(a) India.
(b) Ceylon.
(c) Bangladesh.
(d) Pakistan.

4. What book was Mr. Thanoo reading in Chapter 21?
(a) A Bend in the River.
(b) Kim.
(c) A Passage to India.
(d) Colonel Sun.

5. What poem did Molesworth quote while waiting for Yugoslav officials to look over passenger papers in Chapter 2?
(a) Slouching Towards Bethlehem.
(b) The Wasteland.
(c) Japperwocky.
(d) The Faerie Queene.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the cockney man going to Australia?

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

3. What crop did the people of Pakhtoonistan hope to derive income from after declaring their independence from Pakistan?

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

5. What was the topic of the three-day seminar attended by Theroux in Ceylon in Chapter 15?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 229 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample