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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. After Moorthy is hit with a lathi in Chapter 6, where is Bade Khan khit with a lathi?

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

3. How old is the man Bhatta thinks would make a good bridegroom in Chapter 9?

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

5. What is the fee to join the Congress of All India in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Moorthy's response when Waterfall Venkamma mocks him and squeezes water on his head when he is fasting in the temple?

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

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

8. What arrive on the carts in Chapter 4?

9. Who is the goddess worshipped in Kanthapura?

10. How is Kanthapura laid out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place or places where a story happens. Where does Kanthapura take place? How do Achakka and other villagers feel about the place and why?

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