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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Kipling book did Theroux refer to when describing Lahore?
(a) Kim.
(b) Gunga Din.
(c) The Jungle Book.
(d) Just-so Stories.

2. 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) Four months.
(c) Two months.
(d) One year.

3. 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.

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

5. To what did Theroux compare the forests of Madhya Pradesh?
(a) The woods of New Hampshire.
(b) The woods of Appalachia.
(c) The redwood forests.
(d) The woods of the Pacific Northwest.

6. 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.

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

8. What term did the Accountant General use when describing the people trying to cheat the government or seek bribes?
(a) Layabouts.
(b) Blighters.
(c) Baksheesh.
(d) Commies.

9. Why did the Ceylonese dynamite the coral reefs.
(a) To make lime.
(b) To make tourist knick-knacks.
(c) To decorate aquariums with coral.
(d) To make artificial coral.

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

11. Why did the professor say Indians claimed knowledge they did not actually have?
(a) They did not want to seem ignorant in front of Westerners.
(b) They wanted to make Indian history sound more fascinating.
(c) They were ashamed of Indian and Hindu history.
(d) They were taught wrong things in school.

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

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

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

15. What university did the professor teach at in Chapter 11?
(a) Jaipur University.
(b) Rajasthan Univesity.
(c) Bhopal University.
(d) Delhi University.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what Italian station was Duffill left behind?

2. How did the Tamils clean their teeth on the train in Chapter 12?

3. Where did Sadiq go to enjoy himself when not taking pilgrims to Mecca?

4. What religious figure was born in the town of Mathura?

5. What was the name of the city where one hippie was heading to join an ashram?

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