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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. To whom is the quote, "even when the lady is so much uglier than the gentleman" referring?

2. Which of the following statements is correct?

3. Where is not one of the places that Cyril Fielding travels?

4. How does Dr. Aziz react when Cyril Fielding tells him Mrs. Moore is dead?

5. What happens to Ronny Heaslop and Adela Quested's relationship before Adela leaves for England?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens on the ship?

2. Describe a similarity between Nawab Bahudar and Cyril Fielding.

3. What does Dr. Aziz discover about Cyril Fielding's marital status in Part 3, Chapter 35?

4. Describe Cyril Fielding's trip.

5. Describe the sitting arrangements in the courtroom.

6. How do Adela Quested and Cyril Fielding part when Adela returns to England?

7. What happens on the roof of Mr. Zulfiqar's mansion?

8. Describe the relationship between Cyril Fielding and Dr. Aziz at the end of the novel.

9. Describe the reaction to Mrs. Moore aboard the ship.

10. What does Professor Godbole conclude about Mrs. Moore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The major's failure to understand Aziz's visiting friends instead of being at home is one example of where the divide between the two cultures is mentioned. Compare and contrast the differences between the Anglo and Indian cultures. How do these cultures clash throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Fielding is an educator in the book. What role does education play in the society of The Passage to India? Which characters welcome and which resist education?

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