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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 is the current name of Ceylon?
(a) Sri Lanka.
(b) Myanmar.
(c) Burma.
(d) Siam.
2. 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.
3. In what year did Twain travel to India?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1896.
4. In Chapter 13, where was the unpleasant American monk originally from?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) New York City.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Baltimore.
5. What was on the marble slabs at the Galta temple entrance?
(a) A list of temple members.
(b) A list of service times.
(c) A list of prohibited activities.
(d) A list of religious beliefs.
Short Answer Questions
1. What Mark Twain book did Theroux quote at the end of Chapter 10?
2. What does the frieze in the Peshawar Museum depict?
3. Where did many of the dentists in Simla come from?
4. How did Yashar describe his political leanings in Chapter 2?
5. Which Kipling book did Theroux refer to when describing Lahore?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the American hippies encountered by Theroux on the Turkish railway.
2. Describe the Tamils as encountered by Theroux in Chapter 12.
3. Why did Theroux find it insane that people were attending an American literature conference in Ceylon?
4. Describe the special requirements and characteristics of the Sikh religion outlined by Theroux in Chapter 8.
5. Why did Duffill appear to be so mysterious to Theroux?
6. Why had Sadik still not taken a pilgrimage to Mecca when he met Theroux in Chapter 4?
7. Describe Mr. Gopal, the embassy liaison man showing the tourist sites to Theroux in Chapter 11.
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. Describe the city of Teheran as encountered by Theroux in Chapter 4.
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