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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. How many deserters did Dial estimate remained in Vietnam?
(a) About 200.
(b) About 500.
(c) About 50.
(d) About 300.
2. What service was common for tourists in Bangkok?
(a) Tattoo parlors.
(b) Massage parlors.
(c) Fancy hotels.
(d) Expensive spas.
3. What was unique about the prostitute picked up by the tattooed American?
(a) She had tattoos all over her body.
(b) She was underage.
(c) She was very old.
(d) She was actually a man.
4. What did Mr. Lau sell when not working as a civil servant?
(a) Fluorescent tubes.
(b) Lamps.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Furniture.
5. How many rooms were in Bernard's mansion?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Forty.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of architecture was the Kuala Lumpur rail station known for?
2. What interrupted Theroux's conversation at the Japanese National Railways office?
3. What did Theroux buy at the Naung-Peng station while waiting for the next train?
4. Why did the young man leaving Bangalore to go to Bangkok in Chapter 16?
5. What American author did Professor Toyama claim enjoyed Kyoto?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Theroux's visit to the tourism office in Vietnam.
2. What common prostitution story did Theroux hear numerous times during his travels and how did the story told in Laos differ?
3. What did Theroux find disturbing about Osaka?
4. What are the differences between Japanese and American consumers?
5. What were Theroux's main impressions of Singapore?
6. How did Theroux feel about the fast trains between cities in Japan?
7. Why did Theroux find the Singapore government's prediction of electronic connectedness so disturbing?
8. How did Theroux describe the clothes laundering he witnessed from the trains in Asia?
9. How was Theroux treated at the hotel in Mandalay?
10. Why did Theroux describe Bangkok as a city for transients?
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