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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. What are Subba Chetty's bulls worth?
(a) 250 rupee.
(b) 400 rupee.
(c) 500 rupee.
(d) 350 rupee.

2. How much are men and women offered to work on the Skeffington Coffee Estate?
(a) 5-anna and 3-anna.
(b) 7-anna and 4-anna.
(c) 6-anna and 3-anna.
(d) 4-anna and 2-anna.

3. Who is the president of the Congress in Chapter 8?
(a) Range Gowda.
(b) Rangamma.
(c) Moorthappa.
(d) Seenu.

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

5. In Belur, how often can the Pariahs enter the temple?
(a) 4 times a year.
(b) Twice a year.
(c) 3 times a year.
(d) Once a year.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the old sahib dies at the Skeffington Coffee Estate in Chapter 5, who takes over?

2. What religion does Bade Khan follow?

3. In Chapter 7, how old is Ratna?

4. How much money is sent to the provisional Congress committee in Chapter 8?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Moorthy tell Range Gowda he should not hate his enemies?

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

6. Who does Bhatta decide that Waterfall Venkamma's daughter should marry?

7. Who is the goddess worshipped in Kanthapura?

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

9. In Chapter 6 what happens to Rachanna?

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

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