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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 was the nickname of Highway One between Hue and Danang?
(a) Street Without Peace.
(b) Street Without Pity.
(c) Street Without Happiness.
(d) Street Without Joy.

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

3. Why did the train stop outside Nagoya?
(a) There was a fire on the track.
(b) The engine had problems.
(c) There were more passengers getting on.
(d) There was another train ahead.

4. How far apart are Tokyo and Kyoto?
(a) 150 miles.
(b) 400 miles.
(c) 300 miles.
(d) 100 miles.

5. Where were Ghosh and Rahman from?
(a) India.
(b) Bangladesh.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Ceylon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many feet did the train ascend before descending into the gorge in Chapter 19?

2. What did Theroux buy at the Naung-Peng station while waiting for the next train?

3. What happened when Theroux saw the drunk Japanese men in the bar in Osaka?

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

5. What term described the total work stoppage organized by the Socialist Unity Centre in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What common prostitution story did Theroux hear numerous times during his travels and how did the story told in Laos differ?

2. Why were there no skiers on the mountain in Japan, despite the large amount of perfect snow?

3. What image was brought to mind by the sight of the Japanese workers doing mass calisthenics?

4. Why did Theroux refer to Laos as "America's expensive practical joke"?

5. Why were the Vietnamese focused on providing foreign visitors with privileges?

6. Why did Theroux leave behind his passport and camera while trying to go to the Goktiek Viaduct?

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

8. How was the American woman living in Sapporo welcomed into the Japanese fold in the story retold in Chapter 27?

9. Describe Theroux's visit to the tourism office in Vietnam.

10. Who were the American-looking children Theroux saw throughout Vietnam?

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