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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. When Dr. Aziz returns home, he finds the invitation from Cyril Fielding to tea. He is ____.

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

4. In the circular chamber, if a match is lit, it becomes apparent that the interior walls ________.

5. What does Dr. Aziz say when Adela Quested asks if he is married?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the evidence against Dr. Aziz.

2. What does Mrs. Moore notice regarding Ronny Heaslop's response to Cousin Kate?

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

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

5. Describe the Marabar Caves.

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

7. How does Ronny Heaslop react to Adela Quested's situation?

8. Why does Cyril Fielding go into the city?

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

10. Why is Major Callendar upset at Dr. Aziz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In earlier versions of the book, Forster was much more explicit in the sexual aspects of the assault, and the strap of the field glasses was used to strangle Adela. In one version, she used the glasses as a weapon to free herself from her attacker. By the time Forster had revised the book for publication, the attack is much more ambiguous, tentative, and tenuous. What effect do you think Forster's edits have on the plot of the book? How would the plot of the book be different if he had not made these changes?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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