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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. What was Duffill eating as the train entered the Alpine tunnel in Italy?
(a) Bologna.
(b) Mortadella.
(c) Salami.
(d) Proscuitto.

2. In Chapter 8, Theroux was told there was no train to which country?
(a) Thailand.
(b) Ceylon.
(c) Burma.
(d) Laos.

3. Why was Theroux disappointed when the train arrived at Lake Van in Chapter 3?
(a) It was after sunset, and he could not see anything.
(b) The train stopped for only a couple of minutes.
(c) Passengers were told they could not get off the train.
(d) Swimming was not allowed at the beach.

4. What was the name of the city where one hippie was heading to join an ashram?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Pondicherry.
(d) Khatmandhu.

5. To what Catholic saint were the Ceylonese praying in Chapter 14?
(a) St. Patrick.
(b) St. Anthony.
(c) St. Jude.
(d) St. Augustine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the American travelers discussing on the train in Chapter 8?

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

3. What did the English missionary in Madras claim other missionaries were doing?

4. Which faith is holy in the city of Amritsar?

5. What Dickens book was Theroux reading in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Tamils as encountered by Theroux in Chapter 12.

2. Why were the Ceylonese showing so much devotion to St. Jude?

3. What were Theroux's impressions of the Pakistani city of Peshawar?

4. Describe the city of Teheran as encountered by Theroux in Chapter 4.

5. What were Theroux's impressions of the alleged tombs of Cain and Abel?

6. What is the primary lesson about India's future that Theroux took from his nighttime wanderings around Bombay?

7. Describe the Afghan prison conditions mentioned by Mr. Haq in Chapter 6.

8. How had Afghanistan changed since the military coup of 1973?

9. Why was the destruction of the coral reefs a perfect example of the improvidence of the Ceylonese?

10. What is ironic about the treatment of the young Indian man fleeing London's racism in Chapter 7?

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