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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) Kashi.
(b) Puri.
(c) Gangotri.
(d) Varanasi.

2. In Chapter 11, what is Rani Lakshmi Bai riding in a picture Rangamma has on a veranda wall?
(a) Chestnut horse.
(b) Black horse.
(c) White horse.
(d) Palomino horse.

3. When the group goes to Boranna's toddy grove in Chapter 14, how many of them are there?
(a) 147.
(b) 153.
(c) 121.
(d) 139.

4. Who sells flowers for the Kenchamma worship in Chapter 15?
(a) Betel Nithya.
(b) Betel Fatima.
(c) Betel Lakshamma.
(d) Betel Aisha.

5. When the women are locked in the temple in Chapter 17, where are the women from that Ratna says were beaten and would not move until their brothers were freed and how they stopped carts, cars, and trains?
(a) Mumbai.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Bombay.

6. 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) Twice a week.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Daily.

7. What toddy booth do the people in Rampur picket in Chapter 16?
(a) Tollgate.
(b) Temple.
(c) Tea estate.
(d) Fair.

8. In Chapter 10, what day of the week would Seenue sometimes go to Karwar on a cart?
(a) Friday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Thursday.

9. How old was Sankaru when he lost his wife?
(a) 24.
(b) 27.
(c) 26.
(d) 22.

10. How many fingers into the earth does Gap-tooth Siddayya say the rains have sunk in Chapter 12?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

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

12. What day of the week do Moorthy and the others go to picket the toddy shops in Chapter 15?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Tuesday.

13. What type of sari does Rangamma vow she will offer to Kenchamma if Moorthy is released in Chapter 10?
(a) Kanjeevaram.
(b) Kanchi.
(c) Nauvari.
(d) Bandhani.

14. In Chapter 12, how does Moorthy return to Kanthapura?
(a) By car.
(b) Walks.
(c) By cart.
(d) By bus.

15. What festival is being held in Chapter 10?
(a) Holi.
(b) Diwali.
(c) Kartik.
(d) Navaratri.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children has Venkamma had?

2. In Chapter 10, how many months of imprisonment do the Red-man's judges give Moorthy?

3. How many children did Sankaru's wife leave him?

4. Who explained the Vedantic texts and philosophy to the people of Kanthapura before he died in Chapter 10?

5. In Chapter 12, what do the villagers ask Kenchamma to send?

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