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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the women whose husbands are taken away during the night in Chapter 17?
(a) Whipped into unconsciousness.
(b) Locked in their homes.
(c) Raped.
(d) Tied to pillars and gagged.

2. How much salt did the Mahatma take after his ablutions in Chapter 13?
(a) Handful.
(b) A pocket full.
(c) A cup.
(d) 2 tablespoons.

3. Who is saved from rape in the Post office house in Chapter 17?
(a) Bhanumati.
(b) Nanjamma.
(c) Ratna.
(d) Rangamma.

4. How many children does Waterfall Venkamma have?
(a) 5 sons and 2 daughters.
(b) 2 sons and 5 daughters.
(c) 4 sons and 3 daughters.
(d) 3 sons and 4 daughters.

5. Who sells flowers for the Kenchamma worship in Chapter 15?
(a) Betel Lakshamma.
(b) Betel Aisha.
(c) Betel Nithya.
(d) Betel Fatima.

Short Answer Questions

1. What toddy booth do the people in Rampur picket in Chapter 16?

2. Who is the president of the Congress in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 15 when the gate to the Skeffington Coffee Estate first opens, who stands there?

4. In Chapter 4, who does Narsamma spit at after yelling at Moorthy?

5. In Chapter 4, over what mountain does the day dawn?

(see the answer key)

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