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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many fingers into the earth does Gap-tooth Siddayya say the rains have sunk in Chapter 12?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

2. In Chapter 8, how many yards of yarn a day does Moorthy want the Pariah women to spin?
(a) 25.
(b) 100.
(c) 75.
(d) 50.

3. In Chapter 4, who does Narsamma spit at after yelling at Moorthy?
(a) Pariah Amit.
(b) Pariah Rajesh.
(c) Pariah Bedayya.
(d) Pariah Suresh.

4. What was the city boy who was force fed and caned in Chapter 16?
(a) Pariah.
(b) Weaver.
(c) Potter.
(d) Brahmin.

5. In Chapter 16, at what time do the people in Bombay and Lahore gather to sing through the streets?
(a) Mid-afternoon.
(b) Noon.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color horse does the police inspector ride in Chapter 14?

2. In Chapter 12, how does Moorthy return to Kanthapura?

3. Who comes to work the Skeffington Coffee Estate as it expands?

4. To what mountains with travelers on the carts go after a stop in Kanthapura?

5. In Chapter 5, what time are the laborers who arrive at the Skeffington Coffee Estate supposed to be ready to work in the morning?

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