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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. Why does Dr. Aziz want to go to Calcutta?
(a) To meet some friends.
(b) To visit a museum.
(c) To conduct business.
(d) To visit a brothel.

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

3. How does Cyril Fielding shock Dr. Aziz and his friends?
(a) He tells them about his visit to a brothel.
(b) He tells them he doesn't believe in God.
(c) He tells them that he is engaged.
(d) He tells him that Aziz's illness is potentially fatal.

4. 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 assaulting her in one of the caves.
(c) Adela Quested has accused him of stealing her field glasses.
(d) Mrs. Moore has accused him of stealing her field glasses.

5. With what are Nancy Derek and Mrs. McBryde helping Adela Quested?
(a) Picking cactus spines out of her.
(b) Consoling her.
(c) Taking a bath.
(d) Preparing her case.

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. What best characterizes the celebration of the holiday occurring at the same time that Fielding travels into the city?

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

4. How does Adela react in response to offending Aziz?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Adela Quested when she can't be found?

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

3. What happens when the party returns from the caves to Chandrapore?

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

5. Is Cyril Fielding's response to Adela Quested's accusations well accepted?

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

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

8. Describe the setting of the novel.

9. What is Cyril Fielding's role in the trial against Dr. Aziz?

10. Why is it significant that Dr. Aziz shows Cyril Fielding a picture of his wife?

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