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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. To what did Theroux compare the forests of Madhya Pradesh?
(a) The woods of the Pacific Northwest.
(b) The redwood forests.
(c) The woods of Appalachia.
(d) The woods of New Hampshire.

2. What was baksheesh?
(a) A pastry.
(b) A government office.
(c) A bribe.
(d) Extra money needed for a first-class ticket.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was interesting about the blond Sadiq picked up at the bar in Istanbul?

2. What magazine was the elderly Indian man reading at the beginning of Chapter 9?

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

4. What religion was the ship's second mate who disliked Indians and Ceylonese?

5. Why was the cockney man going to Australia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why was Theroux fascinated by the taxi driver's offer of a prostitute in the Bay of Bengal?

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

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

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

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

10. What was Molesworth's attitude toward tourism?

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