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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 African language did Theroux hear on the train as it traveled through England?
(a) Xhosa.
(b) Yoruba.
(c) Ibo.
(d) Swahili.

2. What was the name of Gandhi's birthplace, visited by Theroux in Chapter 10?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Simla.
(d) Gujarat.

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

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

5. What magazine was the elderly Indian man reading at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) Premiere.
(c) Filmfare.
(d) Bollywood Today.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what Victoria station platform did Theroux depart on his trip?

2. What was baksheesh?

3. What term did the civil servant use to describe a holy man in Chapter 9?

4. What was the topic of the three-day seminar attended by Theroux in Ceylon in Chapter 15?

5. What was on the marble slabs at the Galta temple entrance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Duffill appear to be so mysterious to Theroux?

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

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

6. Describe the Afghan prison conditions mentioned by Mr. Haq in Chapter 6.

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

8. What was Molesworth's attitude toward tourism?

9. Why did Theroux find it insane that people were attending an American literature conference in Ceylon?

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

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