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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how wide is it said that the Skeffington Coffee Estate is?
(a) 12,000 acres.
(b) At least 10,000 acres.
(c) About 15,000 acres.
(d) 9,000 acres.

2. In Chapter 6, who gives Rachanna a place in his backyard?
(a) Patel Range Gowda.
(b) Suryanarayana.
(c) Timmayya.
(d) Rama Chetty.

3. In Chapter 8, how does Seenu feel when he learns a Congress committe is to be founded?
(a) Sad.
(b) Happy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Joyful.

4. In Chapter 8, how many are on the Congress panchayat committee of Kanthapuraf?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

5. How much money is sent to the provisional Congress committee in Chapter 8?
(a) 8 rupees and 17 annas.
(b) 5 rupees and 12 annas.
(c) 10 rupees and 20 annas.
(d) 6 rupees and 14 annas.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what language are the modern Indian languages derived?

2. In Chapter 2, which daughter of Waterfall Venkama is it said that Moorthy refused as a bridge?

3. What is Rachanna doing when Moorthy sees him by the veranda in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 5, how long does it rain?

5. How many saris does Moorthy tell Nanjamm she can have if she begins spinning?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, who walks past Vasudev's courtyard and down the hill toward the gate?

2. What happens to Narsamma at the end of Chapter 4 and why?

3. What does Bhatta decide to do for Waterfall Venkamma and why?

4. What arrive on the carts in Chapter 4?

5. In Chapter 5, what happens when Seetharam refuses to send his daughter to have sex with the sahib?

6. What is Moorthy's response when Waterfall Venkamma mocks him and squeezes water on his head when he is fasting in the temple?

7. How are workers brought to the Skeffington Coffee Estate?

8. What are Bhatta's thoughts when he learns about the creation of the Congress in Chapter 9?

9. How and why does Moorthy decide to fast in Chapter 7?

10. What does Waterfall Venkamma do and say when she sees Moorthy fasting in the temple?

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