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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. Why is Fielding in Mau?

2. With whom does Dr. Aziz go on a walk?

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

4. Where does Adela Quested stay while Mrs. Moore travels back to England?

5. Who picks up Adela immediately after the trial?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the sitting arrangements in the courtroom.

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

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

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

8. How does the lieutenant governor react to Cyril Fielding's handling of the trial?

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

10. Describe Mrs. Moore's attitude on the ship.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, the heat is mentioned on multiple occasions. For example, during the trial, every action and emotion is influenced by the extreme heat, especially since the courtroom is filled with multiple people, and there is obviously no air conditioning. How does the heat affect the general feeling of the novel? Give examples of how the heat serves as a metaphor for other events in the novel.

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