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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In what year did Twain travel to India?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1895.
2. What was on the marble slabs at the Galta temple entrance?
(a) A list of religious beliefs.
(b) A list of prohibited activities.
(c) A list of temple members.
(d) A list of service times.
3. Who built the jail in Kabul in 1626?
(a) King Babar.
(b) Ahmad Khan.
(c) Tamerlane.
(d) Genghis Khan.
4. What was the feast day of the saint to whom the Ceylonese were praying?
(a) October 15.
(b) September 28.
(c) October 28.
(d) November 1.
5. What was the topic of the three-day seminar attended by Theroux in Ceylon in Chapter 15?
(a) British Literature.
(b) American literature.
(c) African literature.
(d) American history.
Short Answer Questions
1. What author was Theroux reading at the end of Chapter 11?
2. What kind of jam did the Iranians eat that Theroux found disgusting?
3. What baseball player was the focus of articles in the English-language paper in Teheran?
4. What does the surname Singh mean?
5. What did one American take to deal with the Indian food and water?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Theroux find it insane that people were attending an American literature conference in Ceylon?
2. What were Theroux's impressions of the Pakistani city of Peshawar?
3. Describe the special requirements and characteristics of the Sikh religion outlined by Theroux in Chapter 8.
4. In Theroux's view, how did the strictures of Islam affect Pakistani men?
5. What is the primary lesson about India's future that Theroux took from his nighttime wanderings around Bombay?
6. What was Theroux's reaction to the German drug addict he met in India in Chapter 8?
7. Describe Mr. Gopal, the embassy liaison man showing the tourist sites to Theroux in Chapter 11.
8. Why was the destruction of the coral reefs a perfect example of the improvidence of the Ceylonese?
9. What is ironic about the treatment of the young Indian man fleeing London's racism in Chapter 7?
10. Why had Sadik still not taken a pilgrimage to Mecca when he met Theroux in Chapter 4?
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