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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 9 | Part 1: Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who says to Mrs. Moore, "You're superior to them, anyway. Don't forget that. You're superior to everyone in India except one or two of the Ranis, and they're on an equality"?
(a) Dr. Aziz.
(b) Ronny Heaslop.
(c) Adela Quested.
(d) The Anglo Women.

3. In what month is Chapter 10 set?
(a) April.
(b) January.
(c) October.
(d) July.

4. Adela Quested had known Ronny Heaslop well in England and had come to India to visit him before deciding to be his wife. At the beginning of Chapter 8, how does Adela feel about Ronny?
(a) She thinks he is polite, encouraging, sensitive, and gentlemanly.
(b) She thinks he is arrogant, rude, insensitive, and chauvinistic.
(c) She thinks he is vibrant, exciting, nice, and handsome.
(d) She thinks he is uptight, shy, unsocial, and rude.

5. 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?
(a) The club and government offices are located on the bank of the river.
(b) The second tier of the city is filled with poverty.
(c) The British live on the banks of the river.
(d) Poverty characterizes the banks of the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nawab Bahadur, a generous and wealthy leader in the Muslim community, discusses the invitation to the Bridge Party with Mahmoud Ali and others. Mahmoud Ali is _____.

2. Who points out there are well-qualified Indians for jobs in India?

3. Mrs. Moore tells Ronny Heaslop about her encounter with Dr. Aziz in the mosque. Which of the following are true?

4. Adela Quested has come to India to see Ronny Heaslop, whom she is expected to marry. When she says she wants to see the "real India," what does Ronny do?

5. Why does Dr. Aziz borrow Hamidullah's horse?

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