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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many children did Sankaru's wife leave him?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. How many people follow Moorthy in Chapter 15?
(a) 98.
(b) 77.
(c) 81.
(d) 64.

4. In Chapter 16, at what time do the people in Bombay and Lahore gather to sing through the streets?
(a) Noon.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Mid-afternoon.
(d) Midnight.

5. In Chapter 10, when did Sankar remember that many went to prison and never used the services of an advocate?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1921.

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

7. How many are taken to prison at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

8. How old is Rangamma in Chapter 10?
(a) Not quite 30.
(b) 36.
(c) 42.
(d) Nearing 40.

9. In Chapter 15, what do the children do while Moorthy and the others go to picket the toddy shops?
(a) Go to school.
(b) Go with the cattle.
(c) Weed the gardens.
(d) Stay with Rangamma.

10. In Chapter 10, what does Venkataramayya give children when he ran the shop for Dasappa when Dasappa was ill?
(a) Licorice.
(b) Peppermints.
(c) Cinnamon candies.
(d) Butterscotch candies.

11. 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.

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

13. In Chapter 16, what torture did Chandrayya tell of when he was released from prison?
(a) Whippings.
(b) Knuckle beatings and back canings.
(c) Kicks and beatings.
(d) Electric prods.

14. 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) Bombay.
(b) Mumbai.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Delhi.

15. How many acres of wet land does the Swami receive from the government in Chapter 10?
(a) 2,400.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 1,200.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, whose house does Ratna report is on fire?

2. When is it decided to begin the fight in Chapter 14?

3. How long did Seetharamu have to recover at Ratnamma's house after he was released from prison in Chapter 16?

4. In Chapter 13, what type of seed does Moorthy compare the villagers to?

5. In Chapter 10, where do men gather in the night when the policeman is seen?

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