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A Passage to India Quiz 1

  • 1. Why does Aziz behave rudely to Mrs. Moore when they first meet at the mosque?
    •     She interrupts his prayer.
    •     She and Mrs. Lesley inadvertently take his tonga.
    •     He thinks that she has not taken off her shoes.
    •     He automatically dislikes all English women.

  • 2. All of these are names of Mrs. Moore's children except
    •     Stella
    •     Adela
    •     Ralph
    •     Ronny

  • 3. Which of these characters best represents the Anglo-Indian mindset?
    •     Dr. Aziz
    •     Adela Quested
    •     Ronny Heaslop
    •     Narayan Godbole

  • 4. What is the one thing that Adela wants most to accomplish from her journey?
    •     She wants to visit the Marabar Caves.
    •     She wants to learn about Hindu philosophy.
    •     She wants to marry Ronny Heaslop.
    •     She wants to see "the real India."

  • 5. Which character claims that it would be better to let all Indians die?
    •     Mrs. Callendar
    •     Major Callendar
    •     Mr. Turton
    •     Mr. McBryde

  • 6. According to Forster, which character best represents harmony between east and west?
    •     Mahmoud Ali
    •     Cyril Fielding
    •     Narayan Godbole
    •     Mrs. Moore

  • 7. What is the significance of the conversation of the local missionaries?
    •     It shows the inherent tendency of humans to separate into distinct factions.
    •     It foreshadows the the problems in the Marabar Caves.
    •     It emphasizes the difficulty that the Indians and English face interacting with one another.
    •     It shows that even the missionaries in India treat the Indians poorly.

  • 8. According to Fielding, what word best represents India?
    •     muddle
    •     mystery
    •     paradise
    •     vacation

  • 9. What is the significance of the collar stud in the novel?
    •     It shows that Aziz has no attention to detial.
    •     It shows that Aziz is too eager to please Fielding.
    •     It shows that Fielding is careless and unresponsive to Aziz
    •     It shows the ease with which the English can misinterpret the actions of the Indians.

  • 10. Which of the following does Ronny Heaslop not cite as an example of how Indians disappointed Adela and Mrs. Moore?
    •     The tea at Fielding's home
    •     The insulting comments Aziz made about Major Callendar
    •     The tour of Chandrapore with the Nawab Bahadur
    •     The visit to Mrs. Bhattacharya

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