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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 does Dr. Aziz find and pick up that belongs to Adela Quested after leaving the caves?

2. What is described in Chapter 12?

3. Who wants to know the facts about the case in Part 2, Chapter 17?

4. Who misses the train on the way to the caves?

5. Who comes to visit Cyril Fielding at the school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Adela Quested's accusation against Aziz after the visit to the caves.

2. What is the purpose of the women gathering before the trial with Adela Quested?

3. Describe Cyril Fielding's thoughts on atheism.

4. What is the significance of the Mohurram holiday?

5. Who are Aziz's friends, and how can they be described?

6. Why does Cyril Fielding go into the city?

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

8. What are Cyril Fielding's opinions of the English occupation?

9. Why does Mrs. Moore go back to England?

10. Describe Mrs. Moore's attitude towards Adela Quested and the case.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fielding is not well accepted in the Christian community, not because of his lack of faith, but because of his disapproval of their attitudes and behaviors, which clearly violate Christian teachings. What place does this irony have in the novel? Why do you think Fielding, as an atheist, is set up as the only one who embodies Christian values?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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