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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. How much money does Moorthy collect for the festivals he wants to hold in Chpater 1?

2. In Chapter 7, how old is Ratna?

3. What is Narsamma doing when Moorthy returns in Chapter 4?

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

5. What date did Rao write the forward?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Moorthy tell Range Gowda they should do in Chapter 8?

3. Where is Kanthapura located?

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

5. Why does Moorthy tell Range Gowda he should not hate his enemies?

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

7. What arrive on the carts in Chapter 4?

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

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

10. In Chapter 6, who walks past Vasudev's courtyard and down the hill toward the gate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Moorthy begins the Don't-touch-the-Government campaign. What is the Don't-touch-the-Government campaign? What opposition do Moorthy and his followers face as they implement the campaign? Are they able to meet the goals of the campaign in spite of the opposition?

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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