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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time did Theroux have to board the train to Sapporo in Aomori?
(a) One hour.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) Fifteen minutes.
(d) Thirty minutes.

2. What word was tattooed on the American civilian worker's right hand?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Jaguar.
(c) Lion.
(d) Tiger.

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

4. What time did Theroux wake up at the station at the end of Chapter 21?
(a) Two a.m.
(b) Four a.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) One a.m.

5. What area was Theroux told serves as an off-limits security area in Chapter 17?
(a) Rangoon.
(b) Lashio.
(c) Pagan.
(d) Inle Lake.

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

7. How did celebrants mark the banned festival?
(a) By parading all night.
(b) By dancing all night.
(c) By piercing their bodies with skewers.
(d) By piercing their tongues.

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

9. What local delicacy did Theroux find for sale to passengers at the stations in Burma?
(a) Fried grasshoppers.
(b) Fried mealworms.
(c) Fried ants.
(d) Fried locusts.

10. What kind of architecture was the Kuala Lumpur rail station known for?
(a) Islamic.
(b) Indian.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Victorian.

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

12. What was bunraku?
(a) Pornographic theater.
(b) Puppet theater.
(c) Children's theater.
(d) Comedy revue.

13. What did every train include in the Goktiek area?
(a) A caboose.
(b) A sleeper car.
(c) An armored van behind the engine.
(d) A dining car.

14. What was the American woman shown at the tea house ceremony?
(a) Pornographic films.
(b) Japanese television.
(c) Pornographic paintings.
(d) Japanese cinema.

15. What was the code name of Theroux's American host in Saigon?
(a) Buffalo One.
(b) Viper One.
(c) Eagle One.
(d) Cobra One.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How often did Japanese workers receive a bonus?

3. What sites did the tourism director, Mr. Ngoc, try to advertise to draw visitors?

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

5. What service was common for tourists in Bangkok?

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