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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the Goktiek Viaduct built?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1905.

2. What city did Mr. Pensacola say had boring nightclubs?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Boston.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Washington, DC.

3. What were the Thai children doing near the railroad tracks near Nong Khai Station?
(a) Selling knickknacks.
(b) Begging.
(c) Selling food.
(d) Flying kites.

4. What term described the total work stoppage organized by the Socialist Unity Centre in Chapter 16?
(a) Puja.
(b) Satyagraha.
(c) Maidan.
(d) Bundh.

5. What religion did Bernard's father follow?
(a) Islam.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Hinduism.
(d) Catholicism.

6. What Japanese city did Theroux decide he would never bother visiting again?
(a) Sapporo.
(b) Kyoto.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Nagoya.

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

8. What time was dinner served at Bernard's mansion?
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Six-thirty.

9. What Sherlock Holmes story did Theroux allude to in Chapter 19?
(a) "The Red-Headed League."
(b) "A Study in Scarlet."
(c) "The Adventure of the Dancing Men."
(d) "The Hound of the Baskervilles."

10. Where did the tattooed American think he needed to go to earn a lot of money?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) Macau.
(d) Singapore.

11. How did Mr. Shigahara describe the Japanese' commitment to Buddhism?
(a) He said it was very superficial.
(b) He said the Japanese viewed it as a foreign religion.
(c) He said the Japanese were very devout.
(d) He said they combined Buddhism with other religions.

12. What did Theroux write was a common form of Japanese courtesy among parents?
(a) They treated their children's teachers to fancy dinners.
(b) They gave fancy gifts to their children's teachers.
(c) They provided teachers with extra pay.
(d) They helped out in the classrooms.

13. What magazine did the CIA official tell Theroux he wrote for?
(a) Reader's Digest.
(b) Rolling Stone.
(c) Boys' Life.
(d) Field and Stream.

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

15. What was the name of mansion managed by Bernard?
(a) Inverness.
(b) Lochcraig.
(c) Candacraig.
(d) Castlecraig.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the train stop outside Nagoya?

2. What happened to the French-built Trans-Vietnam Railway six years after it was completed in the 1930s?

3. What animals scavenged food at the rail station in Toungoo in Chapter 17?

4. What American play was banned under Thieu's regime?

5. What was Theroux staring at for 15 minutes while at The Mess?

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