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

2. Who is the city magistrate?

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

4. What is part of purdah?

5. Who tells Cyril Fielding, "you deserted me"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Cyril Fielding unsure about hiring Amritrao?

2. How does Cyril Fielding react to the discovery of the letter to the brothel owner?

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

4. What is Aziz's reaction to Adela Quested's question before they enter the caves?

5. Why does Cyril Fielding go into the city?

6. Describe the difference in Nawab Bahadur and Mahmoud Ali's response to the bridge party invitation.

7. What does Mrs. Moore think of the caves?

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

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

10. Describe the setting of the novel.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Moore rises above the religious conflict and sets an example for how all of them might come together and live in peace. She is eventually venerated by the Hindus, and Aziz, a Muslim, never fails to admire her and hold her example up for himself and others. Do you think this worshiping of Mrs. Moore is fair? Why or why not? How does Mrs. Moore support or go against this ideal that has been developed?

Essay Topic 2

Often in novels, authors use one or more characters to argue their own viewpoints. Research Forster's own viewpoints. What character or set of characters do you think that Forster is using to communicate his own viewpoints? Is there a specific character that can be defined as Forster?

Essay Topic 3

Mr. McBryde opens with "everyone knows the man's guilty," then goes on to give the details of the "assault." He ends by remarking that the darker races are physically attracted by the fairer, but not vice versa-a scientific fact, he claims. Describe how Mr. McBryde's remark characterizes the general attitude of the Anglo Indians. Explain the role that racial prejudice plays in the novel.

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