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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Dr. Aziz arrested?

2. What story does Major Callendar tell about Dr. Aziz?

3. How does Adela Quested offend Dr. Aziz before they enter the caves?

4. Who is the leading barrister of Chandrapore with a Cambridge degree?

5. Who escorts Mrs. Moore off the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Marabar Caves.

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

3. Why is Cyril Fielding unsure about hiring Amritrao?

4. Describe Cyril Fielding's thoughts on atheism.

5. Describe Mrs. Moore's attitude towards Adela Quested and the case.

6. Why is the bridge party organized?

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

8. Who are Aziz's friends, and how can they be described?

9. Why does Mrs. Moore go back to England?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At one point in the book Fielding claims, "I travel light." Does Fielding travel as light as he claims? What attachments does he have to the people and places around him that might affect his ability to "travel light"?

Essay Topic 2

Fielding is an educator in the book. What role does education play in the society of The Passage to India? Which characters welcome and which resist education?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, the heat is mentioned on multiple occasions. For example, during the trial, every action and emotion is influenced by the extreme heat, especially since the courtroom is filled with multiple people, and there is obviously no air conditioning. How does the heat affect the general feeling of the novel? Give examples of how the heat serves as a metaphor for other events in the novel.

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