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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 says "The prisoner is released without one stain on his character; the question of costs will be decided elsewhere"?

2. Why is Cyril Fielding being sent away in Chapter 31?

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

4. What does Dr. Aziz do regarding Adela Quested?

5. Which of the following events happens, bringing Cyril Fielding and Dr. Aziz back together as friends?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Dr. Aziz go to the house where Cyril Fielding is staying?

3. Describe the sitting arrangements in the courtroom.

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

5. What are Dr. Aziz's feelings about the British in India?

6. Why can't Adela Quested leave the college?

7. What do the postcards that Cyril Fielding writes to his Indian friends signify?

8. What does Dr. Aziz do when he gets to the guest house?

9. How does Adela Quested justify her original accusation against Dr. Aziz?

10. Describe the religious tensions in Mau.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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