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A Passage to India
E. M. Forster
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Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Part I, Chapters I–III
Part I, Chapters IV–VI
Part I, Chapters VII–VIII
Part I, Chapters IX–XI
Part II, Chapters XII–XIV
Part II, Chapters XV–XIX
Part II, Chapters XX–XXIII
Part II, Chapters XXIV–XXV
Part II, Chapters XXVI–XXIX
Part II, Chapters XXX–XXXII
Part III, Chapters XXXIII–XXXV
Part III, Chapters XXXVI–XXXVII
Characters
Character List
Dr. Aziz
Cyril Fielding
Adela Quested
Mrs. Moore
Ronny Heaslop
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Part 1, Chapters 1-3
Part 1, Chapters 4-6
Part 1, Chapters 7-8
Part 1, Chapters 9-11
Part 2, Chapters 12-14
Part 2, Chapters 15-19
Part 2, Chapters 20-23
Part 2, Chapters 24-25
Part 2, Chapters 26-29
Part 2, Chapters 30-32
Part 3, Chapters 33-35
Part 3, Chapters 36-37
Study Questions
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Writing Help
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Part 2, Chapters 12-14 Quiz
Further Study
Part 2, Chapters 12-14 Quiz
1
of 5
What concept do the Marabar Caves seem to embody?
Reason
Beauty
Order
Nothingness
2
of 5
Who misses the train to Marabar Caves?
Just Fielding
Fielding and Godbole
Adela
Aziz
3
of 5
What have Adela and Mrs. Moore both felt since hearing Godbole's Hindu song at Fielding's tea?
Indifference towards everything
Interest in everything
Love for all Indians
Hatred of all Indians
4
of 5
What aspect of the first cave induces terror in Mrs. Moore?
Its unfathomable size
Its bone-strewn interior
Its shiny walls
Its echo
5
of 5
What message does Mrs. Moore take away from the echo in the cave?
That nothing has value
That God is love
That India is doomed
That she will die
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