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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Moorthy plan to fast in Chapter 7?
(a) His home.
(b) Under a tree in Rangamma's yard.
(c) Rangamma's home.
(d) Temple.

2. What religion does Bade Khan follow?
(a) Buddhist.
(b) Hindu.
(c) Jainist.
(d) Muslim.

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

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

5. In Chapter 8, how does Seenu feel when he learns a Congress committe is to be founded?
(a) Happy.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sad.

6. What is Narsamma doing when Moorthy returns in Chapter 4?
(a) Fixing food.
(b) Washing clothes.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Sitting on the threshold of her house.

7. In Chapter 2, how many charkas does Post-office Suryanarayana take when Moorthy is giving them away?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

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

10. In Chapter 3, who is First Brahmin?
(a) Narsamma.
(b) Ramanna.
(c) Bhatta.
(d) Rangamma.

11. Where are Narsamma's ashes thrown?
(a) River.
(b) Temple grounds.
(c) Burial grounds.
(d) Behind her house.

12. What is the name of the Patel's grandson who comes to him when Bade Khan is asking the Patel for a house?
(a) Puttu.
(b) Kamal.
(c) Amir.
(d) Rahul.

13. In Chapter 5, how wide is it said that the Skeffington Coffee Estate is?
(a) 12,000 acres.
(b) 9,000 acres.
(c) At least 10,000 acres.
(d) About 15,000 acres.

14. In Chapter 6, who tells Moorthy he cannot speak to the coolies?
(a) Waterfall Venkamma.
(b) Mr. Skeffington.
(c) Bhatta.
(d) Bade Khan.

15. How many cups of water does Moorthy plan to drink in Chapter 7?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fee to join the Congress of All India in Chapter 8?

2. In Chapter 7, the three times that Moorthy says his gayatri, how many times does he say it each time?

3. In Chapter 6, who gives Rachanna a place in his backyard?

4. In Chapter 3, who does Bhatta say that the Mahatma has adopted?

5. In Chapter 8, how many yards of yarn a day does Moorthy want the Pariah women to spin?

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