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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. Why was William Clark so revered in Japan?
(a) He started an agricultural college in Sapporo.
(b) He brought Christianity to Japan.
(c) He fought for the Japanese during World War II.
(d) He opened Japan to foreign trade.

2. To what American author did Theroux compare the Japanese writer, Hirai Taro?
(a) Edgar Allen Poe.
(b) Jack London.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Samuel Clemens.

3. What were the Thai children doing near the railroad tracks near Nong Khai Station?
(a) Begging.
(b) Flying kites.
(c) Selling food.
(d) Selling knickknacks.

4. How many Chinese were killed in the Malaysian riots referenced at the beginning of Chapter 22?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 1,600.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 500.

5. What was the Vietnamese woman doing with the half-American baby on the train through Vietnam?
(a) She was a prostitute looking for work.
(b) She was trying to give the baby to Theroux.
(c) She was trying to get money.
(d) She was trying to get passage out of Vietnam.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people had been killed since the cease-fire (as of December 1973)?

2. What did the security officer note Theroux did not have when he claimed to be a tourist?

3. How many passengers transferred from the train to the Aomori ferry?

4. What "traditional Laotian handicrafts" were sold in Laos at the beginning of Chapter 20?

5. What service was common for tourists in Bangkok?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Theroux's reaction to the sight of the Goktiek Viaduct?

2. Why was the man on the train to Calcutta running away from his girlfriend?

3. Why did Theroux describe Bangkok as a city for transients?

4. Why did Theroux find the Singapore government's prediction of electronic connectedness so disturbing?

5. How was Theroux treated at the hotel in Mandalay?

6. Describe the Japanese obsession with the high cost of living in Japan.

7. What are the differences between Japanese and American consumers?

8. How did Mr. Bernard treat Theroux at his mansion in maymyo?

9. How did the family planning experts react to Theroux's questioning about the sizes of their own families?

10. How did Westerners and Japanese react to the suicide of the Japanese writer, Yukio Mishima?

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