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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 6, who tells Moorthy he cannot speak to the coolies?
(a) Mr. Skeffington.
(b) Bade Khan.
(c) Bhatta.
(d) Waterfall Venkamma.

2. In Chapter 6, what can be heard from the Bebbur jungle?
(a) Bears.
(b) Jackals.
(c) Tigers.
(d) Wolves.

3. How long after the Congress committee is chosen does Moorthy make a list of members of the Congress?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 1 day.

4. Where are Narsamma's ashes thrown?
(a) River.
(b) Temple grounds.
(c) Burial grounds.
(d) Behind her house.

5. In Chapter 7, what does Rangamma bring Moorthy?
(a) Lychee.
(b) Mango
(c) Bananas.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much are men and women offered to work on the Skeffington Coffee Estate?

2. In Chapter 3, how does Savithramma die?

3. How many children does Waterfall Venkamma have?

4. To what mountains with travelers on the carts go after a stop in Kanthapura?

5. In Chapter 5, how old is Chenna when he comes to Skeffington Coffee Estate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What have been and what are Bhatta's feelings about Gandhi?

2. Where does Bade Khan go looking for a house after he speaks to the Patel, and what luck does he have?

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

4. In Chapter 6 what happens to Rachanna?

5. How is Kanthapura laid out?

6. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what luck does Bade Khan have in finding a house?

7. What arrive on the carts in Chapter 4?

8. What instructions do the coolies receive when they arrive at the Skeffington Coffee Estate in Chapter 5?

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

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

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