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

2. What was on the marble slabs at the Galta temple entrance?
(a) A list of temple members.
(b) A list of prohibited activities.
(c) A list of religious beliefs.
(d) A list of service times.

3. Why did the professor say Indians claimed knowledge they did not actually have?
(a) They did not want to seem ignorant in front of Westerners.
(b) They were ashamed of Indian and Hindu history.
(c) They wanted to make Indian history sound more fascinating.
(d) They were taught wrong things in school.

4. How long had the English engineer been staying in rural Iran when Theroux met him on the train in Chapter 5?
(a) One year.
(b) Two months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Six months.

5. What game did Theroux want to play at the Pakistani club in Chapter 7?
(a) Pool.
(b) Poker.
(c) Snooker.
(d) Darts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the current name of Ceylon?

2. Why was Theroux disappointed when the train arrived at Lake Van in Chapter 3?

3. What kind of jam did the Iranians eat that Theroux found disgusting?

4. How many tunnels went through the mountain pass?

5. What was Duffill eating as the train entered the Alpine tunnel in Italy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Theroux's reaction to the German drug addict he met in India in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Mr. Gopal, the embassy liaison man showing the tourist sites to Theroux in Chapter 11.

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

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

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

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