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

2. What did Theroux try to buy after lunch in Khabarovsk?
(a) Wine.
(b) Pipe tobacco.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Vodka.

3. How many Chinese were killed in the Malaysian riots referenced at the beginning of Chapter 22?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 1,600.

4. What were the Buddhist monks doing when Theroux encountered them in Mandalay in Chapter 17?
(a) Offering prayers to travelers.
(b) Begging.
(c) Passing out flowers.
(d) Handing out religious tracts.

5. What Dickens book was Theroux reading in Chapter 3?
(a) Oliver Twist.
(b) Little Dorrit.
(c) Bleak House.
(d) A Tale of Two Cities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city did Mr. Pensacola say had boring nightclubs?

2. Who built the jail in Kabul in 1626?

3. What was the approximate population of Bangladesh?

4. How much did it cost to go to the Japanese bath?

5. Where did many of the dentists in Simla come from?

(see the answer key)

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