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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. With what religion is Mrs. Moore affiliated?

2. What does the person who is trying to blackmail Adela Quested tell her?

3. What is the theme of the religious ceremony taking place in Mau?

4. What does Aziz take to the guest house?

5. Which of the following statements is correct?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Dr. Aziz released?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens on the roof of Mr. Zulfiqar's mansion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book, Aziz regularly lies or misrepresents the facts. When he invites Fielding's guests to his house, he knows he cannot entertain them there. Later he tells Adela that she can come and visit his wife, but his wife is dead. Why do you think Forester chooses to represent this Indian character in this way? Does this characteristic take away from Aziz's likability as the main character of the book? Does it affect how you see the trial in the book?

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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