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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Foreword-Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Narsamma, Moorthy's mother, in Chapter 3?
(a) Nearly 65.
(b) About 60.
(c) 59.
(d) 61.

2. What are the terms of a loan of ten rupees to Rampur Mada in Chapter 3?
(a) 4% interest payable in 3 months.
(b) 6% interest payable in 2 months.
(c) 5% interest payable in 1 month.
(d) 7% interest payable in 4 months.

3. What are Subba Chetty's bulls worth?
(a) 400 rupee.
(b) 250 rupee.
(c) 350 rupee.
(d) 500 rupee.

4. From what language are the modern Indian languages derived?
(a) Hindu.
(b) Marathi.
(c) Bengali.
(d) Sanskrit.

5. What date did Rao write the forward?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1937.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what province is Kanthapura?

2. How many saris does Moorthy tell Nanjamm she can have if she begins spinning?

3. In Chapter 3, how does Savithramma die?

4. In Chapter 3, who is First Brahmin?

5. How long after Barber Channav died did his wife give brith to a child?

(see the answer key)

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