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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 much time did Theroux have to board the train to Sapporo in Aomori?
(a) One hour.
(b) Thirty minutes.
(c) Fifteen minutes.
(d) Five minutes.

2. What were workers in Singapore forbidden from doing?
(a) Working on Saturdays.
(b) Striking.
(c) Taking religious holidays off.
(d) Receiving overtime pay.

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

4. According to Mr. Thanoo, what metal was mined in Thailand and Malaysia?
(a) Iron ore.
(b) Tin.
(c) Platinum.
(d) Copper.

5. What did Theroux buy at the Naung-Peng station while waiting for the next train?
(a) Opium.
(b) A cigar.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was bunraku?

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

3. What Sherlock Holmes story did Theroux allude to in Chapter 19?

4. What food item was placed on the bar in front of Theroux on the train to Kyoto?

5. What book was Mr. Thanoo reading in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Colonel Tuan believe Vietnamese viewed Americans as the war wound down?

4. What did Theroux find disturbing about Osaka?

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

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

7. What were Theroux's main impressions of Singapore?

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

9. Describe the Kali religious festival from Chapter 16.

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

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