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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had the English engineer been staying in rural Iran when Theroux met him on the train in Chapter 5?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Four months.
(d) Two months.

2. What baseball player was the focus of articles in the English-language paper in Teheran?
(a) Hank Aaron.
(b) Jackie Robinson.
(c) Babe Ruth.
(d) Cal Ripkin.

3. What crop did the people of Pakhtoonistan hope to derive income from after declaring their independence from Pakistan?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Poppies.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Dried fruit.

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

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.

6. What was the name of the mountain pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
(a) Khyber Pass.
(b) Jalalabad Pass.
(c) Peshawar Pass.
(d) Khana Pass.

7. What does the frieze in the Peshawar Museum depict?
(a) The birth of Adam.
(b) The birth of Buddha.
(c) The birth of Jesus.
(d) The birth of Muhammad.

8. What is the current name of Ceylon?
(a) Burma.
(b) Siam.
(c) Myanmar.
(d) Sri Lanka.

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

10. In Chapter 13, where was the unpleasant American monk originally from?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) New York City.
(d) Washington, D.C.

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

12. What was Duffill eating as the train entered the Alpine tunnel in Italy?
(a) Bologna.
(b) Salami.
(c) Mortadella.
(d) Proscuitto.

13. Why was Theroux unable to get food at Meshed in Chapter 5?
(a) Food was not allowed on the train.
(b) It was the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan.
(c) The train did not stop long enough.
(d) He did not have enough money.

14. How did Yashar describe his political leanings in Chapter 2?
(a) He's a Stalinist.
(b) He's a Marxist.
(c) He's a Trotskyite.
(d) He's a democratic socialist.

15. What drug was the German man addicted to in Chapter 8?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Opium.
(d) Heroin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game did Theroux want to play at the Pakistani club in Chapter 7?

2. What magazine was the elderly Indian man reading at the beginning of Chapter 9?

3. What was the translation of the Turkish dish imam bayildi?

4. What university did the professor teach at in Chapter 11?

5. What was the approximate population of Ceylon at the time of Chapter 15?

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