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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. In what year did Twain travel to India?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1896.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1890.
2. What baseball player was the focus of articles in the English-language paper in Teheran?
(a) Cal Ripkin.
(b) Jackie Robinson.
(c) Babe Ruth.
(d) Hank Aaron.
3. What was the translation of the Turkish dish imam bayildi?
(a) The imam fainted.
(b) The imam laughed.
(c) The imam died.
(d) The imam screamed.
4. What does the surname Singh mean?
(a) Tiger.
(b) Cheetah.
(c) Lion.
(d) Cow.
5. What religious figure was born in the town of Mathura?
(a) Lord Krishna.
(b) Gautama Buddha.
(c) Shiva.
(d) Ganesh.
Short Answer Questions
1. What university did the professor teach at in Chapter 11?
2. What was the greatest annoyance during the afternoon ride to Rameswaram in Chapter 13?
3. What Mark Twain book did Theroux quote at the end of Chapter 10?
4. What did one American take to deal with the Indian food and water?
5. What were the American travelers discussing on the train in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why were the Ceylonese showing so much devotion to St. Jude?
2. What was the Indian professor's view of Mr. Gopal's ignorance?
3. Why was Theroux fascinated by the taxi driver's offer of a prostitute in the Bay of Bengal?
4. Why did Duffill appear to be so mysterious to Theroux?
5. Describe the special requirements and characteristics of the Sikh religion outlined by Theroux in Chapter 8.
6. How had Afghanistan changed since the military coup of 1973?
7. Describe the American hippies encountered by Theroux on the Turkish railway.
8. Why was the destruction of the coral reefs a perfect example of the improvidence of the Ceylonese?
9. Describe Mr. Gopal, the embassy liaison man showing the tourist sites to Theroux in Chapter 11.
10. What is ironic about the treatment of the young Indian man fleeing London's racism in Chapter 7?
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