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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 already has decided that Aziz is definitely guilty?
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. What is described in Chapter 12?
4. With what are Nancy Derek and Mrs. McBryde helping Adela Quested?
5. Adela Quested had known Ronny Heaslop well in England and had come to India to visit him before deciding to be his wife. At the beginning of Chapter 8, how does Adela feel about Ronny?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mrs. Moore notice regarding Ronny Heaslop's response to Cousin Kate?
2. How does Ronny Heaslop react to Adela Quested's situation?
3. Why does Mrs. Moore go back to England?
4. Describe the Marabar Caves.
5. What is the purpose of the women gathering before the trial with Adela Quested?
6. How likely is it that Adela Quested will listen to Ronny Heaslop's demands that she not see Indians?
7. How do the plans to go to the cave get rekindled?
8. Why is Major Callendar upset at Dr. Aziz?
9. How does Cyril Fielding react to the discovery of the letter to the brothel owner?
10. What role does the climate play within the novel?
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
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
One conflict that Forster has set up is between religions. Aziz is Muslim and does not understand or feel comfortable with either Hindu or Christian. However, he does admire Professor Godbole, who, although he is of a superior caste and would be expected to look down on everyone else, is kind and friendly. What other examples of religious conflict contribute to the feeling of the novel? How do these religious conflicts compare to other conflicts in the novel?
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