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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 do Dr. Aziz and Ralph Moore take to Cyril Fielding on the lake?

2. Who does Dr. Aziz think Cyril Fielding has married, leading him not to open letters from Fielding?

3. When Adela Quested asks Cyril Fielding what Dr. Aziz thinks of her, what does Fielding say?

4. In Chapter 34, where is Dr. Aziz?

5. Why is Cyril Fielding mad at Dr. Aziz when he runs into him on the walk?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the religious tensions in Mau.

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

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

5. How is Adela Quested received after the trial ends?

6. Describe the sitting arrangements in the courtroom.

7. What does the servant approach Adela Quested with when she is leaving?

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

9. Why does Dr. Aziz drop the case against Adela Quested?

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

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

In the book, is it significant that it is an Anglo female saying that she was attacked by an Indian male? How would the book be different if it was an Indian woman accusing a white man? What role does race play in the trial and the events preceding it?

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Moore rises above the religious conflict and sets an example for how all of them might come together and live in peace. She is eventually venerated by the Hindus, and Aziz, a Muslim, never fails to admire her and hold her example up for himself and others. Do you think this worshiping of Mrs. Moore is fair? Why or why not? How does Mrs. Moore support or go against this ideal that has been developed?

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