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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 12, how does Moorthy return to Kanthapura?
(a) By car.
(b) By cart.
(c) By bus.
(d) Walks.

2. In Chapter 10, where do men gather in the night when the policeman is seen?
(a) Venkamma's yard.
(b) Post office couryard.
(c) The temple.
(d) The street.

3. In Chapter 11, who is Rangamma's guru?
(a) Sadhu Seva.
(b) Sant Narayan.
(c) Sadhu Narayan.
(d) Narayan Seva.

4. In Chapter 12, what type of boats do the children sail down to Kashi?
(a) Cardboard.
(b) Wooden.
(c) Fabric.
(d) Paper.

5. In Chapter 13, what type of seed does Moorthy compare the villagers to?
(a) Flax.
(b) Sesame.
(c) Chia.
(d) Mustard.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15 when the gate to the Skeffington Coffee Estate first opens, who stands there?

2. Who is saved from rape in the Post office house in Chapter 17?

3. In Chapter 17, whose house does Ratna report is on fire?

4. How old is Rangamma in Chapter 10?

5. During what month do men plough the fields of Kanthapura?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 10, what happens when Moorthy is arrested?

3. How does Sankar take the cases he advocates for?

4. Who pickets and where in Chapter 16?

5. In Chapter 15, where do the villagers wake after being beaten and what do they do?

6. How does Ramakrishnayya die?

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

8. What drill does Rnagamma have the sisters practice to be ready to fight for the Mahatma?

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

10. Why has Sankar never remarried?

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