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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 does Dr. Aziz say when Adela Quested asks if he is married?
(a) He says no, his wife has passed away.
(b) He says yes and invites her to come see his wife.
(c) He says that he has not been married.
(d) He says he is unhappily married.

2. Why does Cyril Fielding go into the city in Chapter 21?
(a) To go to work.
(b) To discuss Aziz's situation.
(c) To meet with Aziz.
(d) To meet with Adela.

3. Adela Quested is thinking of the wedding as she is climbing near the caves. What are her thoughts on the wedding?
(a) She decides she does not love Ronny Heaslop.
(b) She wants to have the wedding in England.
(c) She thinks that the wedding is too soon.
(d) She is excited about the approaching wedding.

4. What does Nawab Bahudar do in response to the Bridge Party invitation?
(a) Drives twenty-five miles to go to the party.
(b) Drives twenty-five miles to complain about the disrespect to the Indians.
(c) Drives twenty-five miles to shake the collector's hand.
(d) Finish his business because he does not have time to drive the twenty-five miles to the collector.

5. Where is Adela Quested staying after the attack when she is visiting with Nancy Derek and Mrs. McBryde?
(a) At Nancy Derek's.
(b) At Cyril Fielding's.
(c) At Ronny Heaslop's.
(d) At the McBrydes's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Aziz receives a message to go to the bungalow of Major Callendar. On his way, he gets delayed because____.

2. Who misses the train on the way to the caves?

3. When Dr. Aziz asks Cyril Fielding why he isn't married, what does Fielding say?

4. Who says, "I shall attend your marriage, but not your trial. Then I shall go to England."

5. Who is the city magistrate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Cyril Fielding's thoughts on atheism.

2. What role does the climate play within the novel?

3. How do the plans to go to the cave get rekindled?

4. What is Aziz's reaction to Adela Quested's question before they enter the caves?

5. What are Cyril Fielding's opinions of the English occupation?

6. Describe the difference in Nawab Bahadur and Mahmoud Ali's response to the bridge party invitation.

7. How does Adela Quested offend Dr. Aziz on the picnic, before they enter the caves?

8. How likely is it that Adela Quested will listen to Ronny Heaslop's demands that she not see Indians?

9. Why does Cyril Fielding go into the city?

10. What is the purpose of the women gathering before the trial with Adela Quested?

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