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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. After the Mahatma is arrested, when is a "Don't Touch-the-Government campaign be held in Chapter 14?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) The next day.
(d) Next week.

2. How many fingers into the earth does Gap-tooth Siddayya say the rains have sunk in Chapter 12?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

3. How many children has Venkamma had?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

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

5. In a song, what type of milk is toddy milk in Chapter 16?
(a) Bat milk.
(b) Pig milk.
(c) Scorpion.
(d) Cockroach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the city boy who was force fed and caned in Chapter 16?

2. In Chapter 15, how many coolies come to live in Kanthapura?

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

4. How much time does Rhaman Khan get in Chapter 10?

5. In Chapter 14, if there is violence during the movement, how long will they stop and do penance and prayer?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the women locked in the temple and how do they escape?

2. Who explains the Vedantic texts and discusses philosophy with the villagers in Chapter 11?

3. Who pickets and where in Chapter 16?

4. What instructions does Moorthy give when the Don't-touch-the-Government campaign begins in Chpater 14?

5. What can be seen in Rangamma house in the night in Chpater 10?

6. What does Venkamma do when she learns when Moorthy will return in Chapter 12 and why do the village women have to attend?

7. Who does Betel Lakshamma want Moorthy to free her people from in Chapter 15?

8. How does Moorthy return to Kanthapura?

9. What happens in Chapter 14 when the villagers picket Boranna's toddy grove?

10. How are the coolies that moved to Kanthapura dragged back to the Skeffington Coffee Estate in Chapter 17?

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