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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far does the train from Delhi to Madras travel?
(a) 1,000 miles.
(b) 2,500 miles.
(c) 1,400 miles.
(d) 2,000 miles.

2. What African language did Theroux hear on the train as it traveled through England?
(a) Swahili.
(b) Yoruba.
(c) Ibo.
(d) Xhosa.

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

4. What was the feast day of the saint to whom the Ceylonese were praying?
(a) October 15.
(b) October 28.
(c) November 1.
(d) September 28.

5. What was the name of the actors' agent met by Theroux on the Orient Express?
(a) Stuart.
(b) Wainsworth.
(c) Greene.
(d) Molesworth.

6. What was interesting about the blond Sadiq picked up at the bar in Istanbul?
(a) She was actually a man.
(b) She was underage.
(c) She was married.
(d) She was an undercover police officer.

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

8. Who built the jail in Kabul in 1626?
(a) Genghis Khan.
(b) Tamerlane.
(c) Ahmad Khan.
(d) King Babar.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What was the name of Gandhi's birthplace, visited by Theroux in Chapter 10?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Simla.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Gujarat.

15. What did one American take to deal with the Indian food and water?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Milk.
(c) Aspirin.
(d) Yogurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what French station did the train join the Orient Express?

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

3. Why did the Ceylonese dynamite the coral reefs.

4. What was the topic of the three-day seminar attended by Theroux in Ceylon in Chapter 15?

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

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