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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long did Seetharamu have to recover at Ratnamma's house after he was released from prison in Chapter 16?
(a) A fortnight.
(b) A dozen nights.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 5 nights.

3. What was the city boy who was force fed and caned in Chapter 16?
(a) Brahmin.
(b) Pariah.
(c) Weaver.
(d) Potter.

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

5. Who explained the Vedantic texts and philosophy to the people of Kanthapura before he died in Chapter 10?
(a) Sankaru.
(b) Seenu.
(c) Ramakrishnayya.
(d) Suryanarayana.

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

7. In Chapter 14, if there is violence during the movement, how long will they stop and do penance and prayer?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 days.

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

9. 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) Calcutta.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Bombay.

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

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

12. What color horse does the police inspector ride in Chapter 14?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) White.

13. How many months pregnant is Radhamma when her husband beats her in Chapter 11?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

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

15. What does Ramayya hope to pay back to Bhatta if there is a fine harvest in Chapter 12?
(a) 350 rupees.
(b) 425 rupees.
(c) 300 rupees.
(d) 375 rupees.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Sankaru when he lost his wife?

2. How many acres of wet land does the Swami receive from the government in Chapter 10?

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

4. In Chapter 10, when did Sankar remember that many went to prison and never used the services of an advocate?

5. In Chapter 15, what do the children do while Moorthy and the others go to picket the toddy shops?

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