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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Moorthy carry when he disembarks from a cart in Chapter 4?
(a) Food and books.
(b) Cloth and books.
(c) Musical instrument and books.
(d) Shoes and books.

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

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 4, who does Narsamma spit at after yelling at Moorthy?
(a) Pariah Suresh.
(b) Pariah Bedayya.
(c) Pariah Rajesh.
(d) Pariah Amit.

8. In Chapter 8, how many members are there in the Congress?
(a) 23.
(b) 26.
(c) 24.
(d) 25.

9. To what mountains with travelers on the carts go after a stop in Kanthapura?
(a) Karakoram or Ladakh ranges.
(b) Zanskar or Purvanchal ranges.
(c) Sampur and Pappur mountains.
(d) Great or Middle Himalaya ranges.

10. What did the demon want that Kenchamma killed?
(a) Children for slaves.
(b) Young sons as food and young women as wives.
(c) Young men for slaves.
(d) Gold and jewels.

11. How many saris does Moorthy tell Nanjamm she can have if she begins spinning?
(a) 2 every 6 months.
(b) 1 every month.
(c) 2 every month.
(d) 1 every 6 months.

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

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

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

15. In Chapter 7, the three times that Moorthy says his gayatri, how many times does he say it each time?
(a) 910.
(b) 750.
(c) 840.
(d) 1,008.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Bhatta go to Pandit Venkateshia's house in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 2, which daughter of Waterfall Venkama is it said that Moorthy refused as a bridge?

3. Who is the only one who wants nothing to do with Ghandi in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 8, what does Range Gowda tell Moorthy that Bhatta said they would eat?

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

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