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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 3, who does Bhatta say that the Mahatma has adopted?

2. In Chapter 8, how does Seenu feel when he learns a Congress committe is to be founded?

3. How long does Moorthy say that the Mahatma spins every morning?

4. In Chapter 5, what time are the laborers who arrive at the Skeffington Coffee Estate supposed to be ready to work in the morning?

5. Who is the president of the Congress in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Congress set up in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

5. What money lending is Bhatta doing in Chapter 3?

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

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

8. How and why does Moorthy decide to fast in Chapter 7?

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

10. What grievances does Waterfall Venkamma have against Moorthy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Moorthy is warned that if he does not stop associating with Pariahs, he will be excommunicated. What does it mean to be excommunicated? Why is it more difficult for Narsamma to be excommunicated than it is for Moorthy?

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

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is Ratna’s character arc, and what situations influence her growth and transformation?

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