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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 30, part 1, 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term described the total work stoppage organized by the Socialist Unity Centre in Chapter 16?
(a) Satyagraha.
(b) Bundh.
(c) Puja.
(d) Maidan.

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

3. What religious figure was born in the town of Mathura?
(a) Ganesh.
(b) Gautama Buddha.
(c) Shiva.
(d) Lord Krishna.

4. How many deserters did Dial estimate remained in Vietnam?
(a) About 300.
(b) About 200.
(c) About 500.
(d) About 50.

5. What magazine was the elderly Indian man reading at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Bollywood Today.
(b) Premiere.
(c) Rolling Stone.
(d) Filmfare.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Bernard tell Theroux he was born?

3. What did Theroux buy at the Naung-Peng station while waiting for the next train?

4. In Chapter 8, Theroux was told there was no train to which country?

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

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