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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What color are the revenue notices in Chapter 16?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Pink.
(d) Red.

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

6. 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) Raghavayya.
(b) Dinesh.
(c) Murugan.
(d) Aravind.

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

8. In Chapter 12, what has Ramayya promised to sacrifice to Kenchamma for his wife's cure?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Goat.
(d) Dove.

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

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

11. In Chapter 10, how many years of imprisonment does the magistrate give Subba Chetty?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

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

14. 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) White horse.
(d) Chestnut horse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ramayya hope to pay back to Bhatta if there is a fine harvest in Chapter 12?

2. In Chapter 16, how many days of fever did Seetharamu have when he was in prison?

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

4. In Chapter 12, how does Moorthy return to Kanthapura?

5. In Chapter 14, how many Pariahs from the Skeffington Coffee Estate meet with the villagers as the fight begins?

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