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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 3-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the coldest temperature the newspaper office ever reached, according to the narrator?
(a) 91 degrees.
(b) 84 degrees.
(c) 72 degrees.
(d) 100 degrees.

2. The narrator told his new acquaintance on the train that he would be getting back on the train within how many days?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

3. The narrator's acquaintance within the train car had how many "annas" (4) to spend?
(a) 14.
(b) 20.
(c) 100.
(d) 8.

4. How many men stood in the narrator's way when he moved to leave the newspaper office?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. The narrator stated that the Intermediate section of the train had no what?
(a) Food.
(b) Cushions.
(c) Restrooms.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what did Carnehan want to spend his only remaining money?

2. Once the narrator was joined by another train passenger, the passenger was described using what adjective?

3. What is the meaning of the phrase, "kaa-pi chayha-yeh" (12)?

4. The narrator was alone in his section of the train until the train reached what location?

5. What reason precipitated the narrator riding in a particular section on the train?

(see the answer key)

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