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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 17, how many months along in her pregnancy is Radhamma?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

2. In Chapter 15, what is the name of the revenue collector who takes bribes, beats, his wife, and sends his servants to beat the people?
(a) Aravind.
(b) Dinesh.
(c) Murugan.
(d) Raghavayya.

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

4. Who is saved from rape in the Post office house in Chapter 17?
(a) Rangamma.
(b) Bhanumati.
(c) Ratna.
(d) Nanjamma.

5. How many men are arrested and marched to the Santur police station in Chapter 10?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 17.
(d) 5.

6. In Chapter 17, whose house does Ratna report is on fire?
(a) Bhatta's.
(b) Rangamma's.
(c) Achakka's.
(d) Moorthy's.

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

8. Where are the Mahatma and his followers going to manufacture salt in Chapter 13?
(a) Gokarna.
(b) Thottada.
(c) Dandi.
(d) Kannur.

9. What is the name of Rahman Khan's mistress that Subba Chetty takes in Chapter 10?
(a) Mayra.
(b) Dasi.
(c) Oishi.
(d) Tamanna.

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

11. In Chapter 10, how many yards of yarn does Sankar spijn every morning?
(a) 300.
(b) 150.
(c) 200.
(d) 250.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In a song, what type of milk is toddy milk in Chapter 16?

3. In Chapter 16, at what time do the people in Bombay and Lahore gather to sing through the streets?

4. In Chapter 17 when the coolies are marched back to the Skeffington Coffee Estate, how many policemen are there for every coolie?

5. In Chapter 13, with how many followers is the Mahatma taking a pilgrimage?

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