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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. How many passengers transferred from the train to the Aomori ferry?
(a) 1,000
(b) 1,700.
(c) 1,200.
(d) 1,500.

2. Why did the young man leaving Bangalore to go to Bangkok in Chapter 16?
(a) To escape his parents.
(b) To escape his girlfriend.
(c) To escape his wife.
(d) To escape a debtor.

3. What was the common form of transportation in Calcutta described by Theroux in Chapter 16?
(a) Taxi.
(b) Rickshaw.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Moped.

4. What did the security officer note Theroux did not have when he claimed to be a tourist?
(a) A tourguide book.
(b) Luggage.
(c) A passport.
(d) A camera.

5. What was a rotan?
(a) A type of decorative box.
(b) A four-foot cane.
(c) A pastry.
(d) A hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession did Theroux claim to ward off questions in Chapter 7?

2. What were people using the train tracks for in Vijayayawada in Chapter 12?

3. What was the nickname of Highway One between Hue and Danang?

4. Who built the jail in Kabul in 1626?

5. Why did the Ceylonese dynamite the coral reefs.

(see the answer key)

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