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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Moorthy is hit with a lathi in Chapter 6, where is Bade Khan khit with a lathi?
(a) Back.
(b) Chest.
(c) Head.
(d) Stomach.

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

3. How long after the Congress committee is chosen does Moorthy make a list of members of the Congress?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 2 days.

4. In Chapter 5, how long does it rain?
(a) 5 nights and 4 days.
(b) 3 nights and 4 days.
(c) 2 nights and 3 days.
(d) 4 nights and 5 days.

5. How much does Rachanna say he is owed when he is driven off Skeffington Coffee Estate?
(a) 76 rupees.
(b) 70 rupees.
(c) 94 rupees.
(d) 81 rupees.

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

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

8. 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) Sage.
(b) Pandit.
(c) Mahatma.
(d) Swami.

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

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

11. In Chapter 7, how many days does Moorthy decide to fast?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

12. In Chapter 3, why does Bhatta go to Pandit Venkateshia's house?
(a) Anniversary of his father's death.
(b) Anniversary of his grandfather's death.
(c) Anniversary of his grandmother's death.
(d) Anniversary of his mother's death.

13. In Belur, how often can the Pariahs enter the temple?
(a) Twice a year.
(b) 3 times a year.
(c) Once a year.
(d) 4 times a year.

14. In Chapter 7, what does Rangamma bring Moorthy?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Mango
(c) Water.
(d) Lychee.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Moorthy plan to fast in Chapter 7?

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

4. In Chapter 2, when did the price of rice drop?

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

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