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

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

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

4. What was the approximate population of Ceylon at the time of Chapter 15?
(a) Fifteen million.
(b) Twelve million.
(c) Twenty million.
(d) Seven million.

5. How many tunnels went through the mountain pass?
(a) 30.
(b) 28.
(c) 34.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who built the jail in Kabul in 1626?

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

3. To what did Theroux compare the forests of Madhya Pradesh?

4. What was baksheesh?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Theroux think the Orient Express was used as the setting for many stories of criminal intrigues?

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

3. How did Theroux describe the Australians he encountered on the trains?

4. In Theroux's view, how did the strictures of Islam affect Pakistani men?

5. Describe the special requirements and characteristics of the Sikh religion outlined by Theroux in Chapter 8.

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

7. Describe the English engineer's (encountered in Chapter 5) experiences with women.

8. What was the Indian professor's view of Mr. Gopal's ignorance?

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

10. Why was Mr. Radia, with whom Theroux spoke in Chapter 10, so cynical about the English?

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