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

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

3. How do people respond to the rumor that an Englishman killed his own mother?

4. What does Ronny Heaslop tell Hamidullah and Cyril Fielding when he visits them after Mrs. Moore has left the country?

5. Who does Dr. Aziz want to ask before he apologizes to Adela Quested?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the sitting arrangements in the courtroom.

3. Describe the religious tensions in Mau.

4. Describe a similarity between Nawab Bahudar and Cyril Fielding.

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

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

7. Describe Dr. Aziz's conviction about Adela Quested regarding her wedding plans.

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

9. What is the actual scandal in Chandrapore?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In earlier versions of the book, Forster was much more explicit in the sexual aspects of the assault, and the strap of the field glasses was used to strangle Adela. In one version, she used the glasses as a weapon to free herself from her attacker. By the time Forster had revised the book for publication, the attack is much more ambiguous, tentative, and tenuous. What effect do you think Forster's edits have on the plot of the book? How would the plot of the book be different if he had not made these changes?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

At one point in the book Fielding claims, "I travel light." Does Fielding travel as light as he claims? What attachments does he have to the people and places around him that might affect his ability to "travel light"?

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