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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, where does Bhatta go on pilgrimage after the harvest?
(a) Puri.
(b) Varanasi.
(c) Gangotri.
(d) Kashi.

2. In Chapter 12, what has Ramayya promised to sacrifice to Kenchamma for his wife's cure?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Dove.
(c) Goat.
(d) Chicken.

3. In Chapter 15 when the gate to the Skeffington Coffee Estate first opens, who stands there?
(a) A police officer.
(b) The sahib.
(c) A child.
(d) The Maistri.

4. How often does Moorthy receive reports from the Congress committee from the city regarding the Mahatma's pilgrimage in Chapter 13?
(a) Every other week.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Daily.

5. How do the villagers in Kanthapura learn that the Mahatma has been arrested in Chapter 14?
(a) Messenger in a car.
(b) Messenger on a cart.
(c) Messenger on a bicycle.
(d) Messenger on the bus.

6. In Chapter 13, at what time and day of the week is the Mahatma to go out to the sea and manufacture salt?
(a) Wednesday at 10 a.m.
(b) Thursday at 4 p.m.
(c) Monday at 5 p.m.
(d) Tuesday at 5 a.m.

7. Who vehemently protests the arrest of Moorthy even when the police attack in Chapter 10?
(a) Rachanna.
(b) Seenu.
(c) Suryanarayana.
(d) Ramakrishnayya.

8. What does Rangappa break and offer to the bulls in Chapter 12?
(a) Pineapple.
(b) Coconut.
(c) Bread.
(d) Egg.

9. In Chapter 12, what do the villagers ask Kenchamma to send?
(a) Rain for 3 days, dry weather for 2 days, and a soft rain.
(b) Rain for 4 days, dry weather for 2 days, and a soft rain.
(c) Rain for 1 day, dry weather for 2 days, and a soft rain.
(d) Rain for 5 days, dry weather for 3 days, and a soft rain.

10. In Chapter 16, how many days of fever did Seetharamu have when he was in prison?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

11. In Chapter 13, with how many followers is the Mahatma taking a pilgrimage?
(a) 82.
(b) 98.
(c) 79.
(d) 64.

12. In a song, what type of milk is toddy milk in Chapter 16?
(a) Scorpion.
(b) Cockroach.
(c) Bat milk.
(d) Pig milk.

13. In Chapter 13, what type of seed does Moorthy compare the villagers to?
(a) Chia.
(b) Sesame.
(c) Mustard.
(d) Flax.

14. In Chapter 14, how many Pariahs from the Skeffington Coffee Estate meet with the villagers as the fight begins?
(a) 23.
(b) 11.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

15. In Chapter 13, what mountains are born on the snows of high Kailas?
(a) Himalayas.
(b) Ganges.
(c) Karakoram.
(d) Purvanchal.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, who falls down unconscious after being made to sit and then being kicked in the back?

2. How many men are arrested and marched to the Santur police station in Chapter 10?

3. In Chapter 10, what does Venkataramayya give children when he ran the shop for Dasappa when Dasappa was ill?

4. What color horse does the police inspector ride in Chapter 14?

5. What color are the revenue notices in Chapter 16?

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