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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, over what mountain does the day dawn?
(a) Cardamon.
(b) Palnai.
(c) Anaimalai.
(d) Blue.

2. How many verses does the Mahabharata have?
(a) 186,384.
(b) 98,131.
(c) 214,778.
(d) 48,000.

3. In Chapter 11, what is Rani Lakshmi Bai riding in a picture Rangamma has on a veranda wall?
(a) Chestnut horse.
(b) White horse.
(c) Black horse.
(d) Palomino horse.

4. How much are men and women offered to work on the Skeffington Coffee Estate?
(a) 4-anna and 2-anna.
(b) 5-anna and 3-anna.
(c) 7-anna and 4-anna.
(d) 6-anna and 3-anna.

5. In Chapter 10, what does Venkataramayya give children when he ran the shop for Dasappa when Dasappa was ill?
(a) Licorice.
(b) Cinnamon candies.
(c) Peppermints.
(d) Butterscotch candies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Rangamma bring Moorthy?

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

3. What does Ramayya hope to pay back to Bhatta if there is a fine harvest in Chapter 12?

4. Who explained the Vedantic texts and philosophy to the people of Kanthapura before he died in Chapter 10?

5. How old is Rangamma in Chapter 10?

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