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

2. Why was the cockney man going to Australia?
(a) There were too many Indians in London.
(b) There were too many blacks in London.
(c) There were too many Irish in London.
(d) There were too many Americans in London.

3. Approximately how much did Theroux's meal cost on the train through France?
(a) Eight dollars.
(b) Five dollars.
(c) Ten dollars.
(d) Fifteen dollars.

4. What is the current name of Ceylon?
(a) Myanmar.
(b) Siam.
(c) Sri Lanka.
(d) Burma.

5. What university did the professor teach at in Chapter 11?
(a) Jaipur University.
(b) Delhi University.
(c) Bhopal University.
(d) Rajasthan Univesity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Theroux unable to get food at Meshed in Chapter 5?

2. What was the translation of the Turkish dish imam bayildi?

3. What religious figure was born in the town of Mathura?

4. What country did not have a single inch of railway track?

5. Why did the Ceylonese dynamite the coral reefs.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Theroux unwilling to explain his first impressions of India to Vishnua Bhardwaj, the Accountant General on the train to Simla?

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

3. Why had Sadik still not taken a pilgrimage to Mecca when he met Theroux in Chapter 4?

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

5. Describe the American hippies encountered by Theroux on the Turkish railway.

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

7. Why did Paramahansa Yogananda, the guru followed by Mr. Gupta in Chapter 9, go to America?

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

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

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

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