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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. What does Adela Quested do after Dr. Aziz goes into the cave?

2. 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?

3. When does the party plan to leave to go to the caves?

4. Who is the leading barrister of Chandrapore with a Cambridge degree?

5. What does Mr. Turton expect Cyril Fielding to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Cyril Fielding's opinions of the English occupation?

2. Describe the evidence against Dr. Aziz.

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

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

5. Describe Mrs. Moore's attitude towards Adela Quested and the case.

6. Describe Cyril Fielding's thoughts on atheism.

7. Why is Cyril Fielding unsure about hiring Amritrao?

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

9. What is the significance of the Mohurram holiday?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the book, Fielding and Aziz reignite their friendship, but they part knowing that they will not see each other again. How is this significant to the ending of the book? Why do you think Forster makes sure that the audience knows they do not meet again?

Essay Topic 2

The identification of gender roles seems to play a key part in the development of the book. There is hesitancy to let white women have contact with Indians. What role do you think that the Anglo women play in the Indian society of the book? What responsibilities do the women have?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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