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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the coolies carry their money in Chapter 15?
(a) In bags around their necks.
(b) In their pockets.
(c) Tied to their waists.
(d) In wallets they carry in their hands.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 12, how old are Subbe Gowda's bulls?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 4 years.

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

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

8. In Chapter 12, what type of boats do the children sail down to Kashi?
(a) Wooden.
(b) Paper.
(c) Fabric.
(d) Cardboard.

9. When do the policemn walk away through the main street in Chapter 12?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 9 p.m.
(d) 8 p.m.

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

11. How much time does Rhaman Khan get in Chapter 10?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 36 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 9 months.

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

13. In Chapter 10, how many months of imprisonment do the Red-man's judges give Moorthy?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

15. In Chapter 17 when the coolies are marched back to the Skeffington Coffee Estate, how many policemen are there for every coolie?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who vehemently protests the arrest of Moorthy even when the police attack in Chapter 10?

2. In Chapter 16, what torture did Chandrayya tell of when he was released from prison?

3. What was the city boy who was force fed and caned in Chapter 16?

4. What does Rangappa break and offer to the bulls in Chapter 12?

5. What happens to the women whose husbands are taken away during the night in Chapter 17?

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