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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 food item was placed on the bar in front of Theroux on the train to Kyoto?
(a) A turnip.
(b) A ball of rice.
(c) A sample of sushi.
(d) A rutabaga.

2. What was the name of mansion managed by Bernard?
(a) Candacraig.
(b) Lochcraig.
(c) Inverness.
(d) Castlecraig.

3. What did the security officer note Theroux did not have when he claimed to be a tourist?
(a) A tourguide book.
(b) A passport.
(c) Luggage.
(d) A camera.

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

5. What was the name of the American English teacher in Hakodate?
(a) Matt.
(b) Carl.
(c) Chester.
(d) Charles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time did Theroux have to board the train to Sapporo in Aomori?

2. Where had the young man traveling to Bangkok sought romantic advice?

3. What festival was being celebrated as Theroux arrived in Calcutta in Chapter 16?

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

5. Why did the young man leaving Bangalore to go to Bangkok in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Theroux find disturbing about Osaka?

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

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

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

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

10. How did Theroux describe the clothes laundering he witnessed from the trains in Asia?

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