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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, how many yards of yarn a day does Moorthy want the Pariah women to spin?

2. In Chapter 7, how old is Ratna?

3. In Chapter 3, how does Savithramma die?

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

5. In Chapter 7, the three times that Moorthy says his gayatri, how many times does he say it each time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What arrive on the carts in Chapter 4?

3. What grievances does Waterfall Venkamma have against Moorthy?

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

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

6. In Chapter 6 what happens to Rachanna?

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

8. How does Narsamma greet Moorthy when he returns to Kanthapura?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does Rao use personification in the book? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

Essay Topic 2

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in Kanthapura? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 3

Women become Volunteers to help with the Mahatma’s cause. Why do men protest the women becoming Volunteers? What do the protests reveal about gender roles for women in Kanthapura?

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