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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dr. Aziz want to ask before he apologizes to Adela Quested?
(a) Mrs. Moore.
(b) Ronny Heaslop.
(c) Mr. Zulfiqar.
(d) Cyril Fielding.

2. Dr. Aziz is glad that Adela Quested is ____ because it allows him to enjoy her company.
(a) Energetic.
(b) Smart.
(c) Plain.
(d) Pretty.

3. Why does Cyril Fielding want to talk to Adela Quested after Dr. Aziz's arrest?
(a) He hopes she'll recant before the report is submitted.
(b) He thinks that Dr. Aziz is guilty.
(c) He has feelings for Adela Quested.
(d) He wants to defend her honor.

4. Which of the following is not true about Cyril Fielding?
(a) He has always gotten along with Englishmen, but he does not like these expatriates in Chandrapore.
(b) He has found that he can be in with the Indians and still be friends with the Englishwomen, but not the Englishmen.
(c) He is over the age of forty, has experienced a lot of life, and is devoted to education.
(d) He feels that the segregationist attitudes of the British leaders here are evidence of stupidity.

5. Why is Dr. Aziz arrested?
(a) Mrs. Moore has accused him of assaulting her in one of the caves.
(b) Adela Quested has accused him of assaulting her in one of the caves.
(c) Adela Quested has accused him of stealing her field glasses.
(d) Mrs. Moore has accused him of stealing her field glasses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Chapter 27 take place?

2. Who is invited to the caves?

3. To whom is the quote, "even when the lady is so much uglier than the gentleman" referring?

4. A Passage to India is set in Chandrapore, India on the banks of the Ganges River. Which of the following is true about the city?

5. Cyril Fielding, the principal at the college, visits with Mrs. Moore and Adela Quested and invites them to tea. Why?

(see the answer key)

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