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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many tunnels went through the mountain pass?
(a) 40.
(b) 30.
(c) 34.
(d) 28.

2. What game did Theroux want to play at the Pakistani club in Chapter 7?
(a) Darts.
(b) Poker.
(c) Snooker.
(d) Pool.

3. To which country was Sadiq going to bring Turkish workers?
(a) West Germany.
(b) Australia.
(c) East Germany.
(d) Indonesia.

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

5. What was the birthplace of the Indian who grew up in Britain and left because of racism?
(a) Bombay.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Madras.
(d) Calcutta.

6. On what Victoria station platform did Theroux depart on his trip?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Three.

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

8. What was the tall, four-foot wide box found in the individual compartment in Chapter 9?
(a) A storage space for luggage.
(b) A folding bed.
(c) An old refrigerator.
(d) An old air conditioning unit.

9. What profession did Theroux claim to ward off questions in Chapter 7?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Trade.
(c) Dentistry.
(d) Academia.

10. Where did Sadiq go to enjoy himself when not taking pilgrims to Mecca?
(a) Tel Aviv.
(b) Beirut.
(c) Amman.
(d) Jenin.

11. What religion was the ship's second mate who disliked Indians and Ceylonese?
(a) Buddhist.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Catholic.

12. What was the translation of the Turkish dish imam bayildi?
(a) The imam screamed.
(b) The imam died.
(c) The imam laughed.
(d) The imam fainted.

13. What author was Theroux reading at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Kipling.
(b) Dickens.
(c) Forster.
(d) Dinesen.

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

15. What does the surname Singh mean?
(a) Cheetah.
(b) Lion.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Cow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Gandhi's birthplace, visited by Theroux in Chapter 10?

2. What was Duffill eating as the train entered the Alpine tunnel in Italy?

3. Why was the cockney man going to Australia?

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

5. Why was Theroux unable to get food at Meshed in Chapter 5?

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