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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Ronny tells her to go to the club to meet Indians.
(b) Ronny asks Fielding how they may do that.
(c) Ronny introduces her to Dr. Aziz.
(d) Ronny asks Cyril Fielding to take her to meet Indians.

2. After talking to Mrs. Moore and discussing Mr. Callendar, Dr. Aziz decides that she is_____.
(a) Different from other British women because she listens to him.
(b) Like other British women because she sides with Mr. Callendar.
(c) Like other British women because she talks to much.
(d) Different from other British women because she is pretty.

3. In the circular chamber, if a match is lit, it becomes apparent that the interior walls ________.
(a) Are jagged.
(b) Are dusty.
(c) Are covered with water.
(d) Are a polished mirror.

4. How is Adela's situation/health as the trial approaches?
(a) She is improving.
(b) She has gotten worse.
(c) She was never ill.
(d) Her condition has remained the same.

5. Why does Adela Quested say she wants to drop the case?
(a) She wants to leave the country.
(b) She thinks Dr. Aziz is innocent.
(c) She doesn't want an Indian prosecutor.
(d) She doesn't want an Indian defendant.

6. What does Dr. Aziz find and pick up that belongs to Adela Quested after leaving the caves?
(a) Field glasses.
(b) Stationary.
(c) Walking Stick.
(d) A tea cup.

7. Who says, "I travel light"?
(a) Cyril Fielding.
(b) Ronny Heaslop.
(c) Dr. Aziz.
(d) Adela Quested.

8. How do the women start treating Adela Quested after she accuses Dr. Aziz of attacking her?
(a) They try to be her friend so she won't go behind their back.
(b) They shun her, disgusted by the case.
(c) They avoid her because she is going back to England, anyway.
(d) They rally around her, sorry they had not been more inclusive.

9. Why does Dr. Aziz borrow Hamidullah's horse?
(a) To visit a friend.
(b) To play polo.
(c) To go riding with Adela Quested.
(d) To escape the city.

10. What does Mrs. Moore hear in the cave?
(a) Echoes.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Footsteps.
(d) Voices.

11. Why does Mrs. Moore come to India?
(a) She comes to visit her sister, who has married an Indian man.
(b) She comes as a tourist to see what British India looks like.
(c) She comes to visit her son.
(d) She comes on official business as a liason to the Indians.

12. What is served on the train?
(a) Sandwiches.
(b) Poached eggs.
(c) Toast.
(d) Coffee.

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

14. When Dr. Aziz asks Cyril Fielding why he isn't married, what does Fielding say?
(a) The lady he liked wouldn't marry him.
(b) The right woman hasn't come along.
(c) He doesn't believe in marriage.
(d) He is already married.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who questions the allegations and insists on talking to Adela?

2. Who is waiting for Dr. Aziz, Cyril Fielding, and the others when they return to Chandrapore?

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

4. Who already has decided that Aziz is definitely guilty?

5. What do the lawyers and Cyril Fielding decide to do regarding Aziz's case?

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