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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. Which of the following is not true about Cyril Fielding?
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. After Ronny Heaslop and Mrs. Moore talk about Dr. Aziz, ____.
4. Who says, "nothing embraces the whole of India, nothing, nothing, and that was Akbar's mistake."
5. Who comes to visit Cyril Fielding at the school?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the setting of the novel.
2. What is the purpose of the women gathering before the trial with Adela Quested?
3. How do the plans to go to the cave get rekindled?
4. Who are Aziz's friends, and how can they be described?
5. Describe the Marabar Caves.
6. Why is it significant that Dr. Aziz shows Cyril Fielding a picture of his wife?
7. What is Aziz's reaction to Adela Quested's question before they enter the caves?
8. Describe Adela Quested's accusation against Aziz after the visit to the caves.
9. What are Cyril Fielding's opinions of the English occupation?
10. What role does the climate play within the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Marabar caves are an essential component in the setting for this story. Whereas in Chandrapore we can see graphically the cultural levels with the British living on a tier above the other residents, the caves represent a complex spiritual force that will blast the action to its climax. Explain how the caves serve as a character in the play. What is the role of the caves? How are the caves personified? How do the caves affect different characters?
Essay Topic 2
Aziz shows Fielding a photograph of his wife, going against the Muslim tradition of "purdah" in which a woman cannot show her face to men outside of her family. Why does Aziz choose to show Fielding this picture? How is this significant?
Essay Topic 3
A Passage to India seems a fairly obvious title for this story that takes place in Chandrapore, India. How well do you think this title conveys the events in the novel? Do you think that another title would be more appropriate? Suggest an alternate title and describe how this title accurately depicts what takes place in the novel.
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