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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 feels that the segregationist attitudes of the British leaders here are evidence of stupidity.
(d) He is over the age of forty, has experienced a lot of life, and is devoted to education.

2. 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 vibrant, exciting, nice, and handsome.
(b) She thinks he is arrogant, rude, insensitive, and chauvinistic.
(c) She thinks he is uptight, shy, unsocial, and rude.
(d) She thinks he is polite, encouraging, sensitive, and gentlemanly.

3. Who points out there are well-qualified Indians for jobs in India?
(a) Adela Quested.
(b) Cyril Fielding and his friends.
(c) Mrs. Moore.
(d) Dr. Aziz and his friends.

4. How does Adela react in response to offending Aziz?
(a) She apologizes immediately.
(b) She tells him that he is being too sensitive.
(c) She continues to ask offensive questions.
(d) She doesn't realize she has offended him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the city magistrate?

2. 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?

3. In what month is Chapter 10 set?

4. After talking to Mrs. Moore and discussing Mr. Callendar, Dr. Aziz decides that she is_____.

5. What does Mrs. Moore hear in the cave?

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