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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8 as Range Gowda, Moorthy, and others prepared to elected a Congress committee, what do they call Moorthy and say he will be?
(a) Mahatma.
(b) Pandit.
(c) Sage.
(d) Swami.

2. In Chapter 2, which daughter of Waterfall Venkama is it said that Moorthy refused as a bridge?
(a) 3rd.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 1st.
(d) 4th.

3. In Chapter 6, what can be heard from the Bebbur jungle?
(a) Jackals.
(b) Bears.
(c) Tigers.
(d) Wolves.

4. How old is the man Bhatta thinks would make a good bridegroom in Chapter 9?
(a) 34.
(b) 32.
(c) 29.
(d) 41.

5. In Chapter 8, how many are on the Congress panchayat committee of Kanthapuraf?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

6. How many additional prostrations does Rana say she will make before the gods in Chapter 7?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 12.

7. What does Waterfall Venkamma squeeze out on Moorthy's head in Chapter 7?
(a) Achkan.
(b) Langota.
(c) Kaupina.
(d) Sari.

8. Who comes to work the Skeffington Coffee Estate as it expands?
(a) Grunts.
(b) Coolies.
(c) Drudges.
(d) Kanaka.

9. How long has Pariah Siddayya been at the Skeffington Coffee Estate in Chapter 5?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 10 years.

10. 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.

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

12. How much money does Moorthy collect for the festivals he wants to hold in Chpater 1?
(a) 311 rupees.
(b) 147 rupees.
(c) 208 rupees.
(d) 98 rupees.

13. Who hits Moorthy with a lathi in Chapter 6?
(a) The maistri.
(b) Bade Khan.
(c) Mr. Skeffington.
(d) A butler.

14. What is Rachanna doing when Moorthy sees him by the veranda in Chapter 8?
(a) Sharpening his sickle.
(b) Sharpening scissors.
(c) Reading.
(d) Eating.

15. In Chapter 5, how old is Chenna when he comes to Skeffington Coffee Estate?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Belur, how often can the Pariahs enter the temple?

3. After the old sahib dies at the Skeffington Coffee Estate in Chapter 5, who takes over?

4. In Chapter 4, what is Pariah Tippa doing when Moorthy passes by?

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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