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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 long after the Congress committee is chosen does Moorthy make a list of members of the Congress?

2. In Chapter 6, who gives Rachanna a place in his backyard?

3. What is the name of the maistri in Chapter 5?

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

5. What is the name of the Weavers' elder in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Narsamma upset at the end of Chapter 3?

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

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

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

10. What grievances does Waterfall Venkamma have against Moorthy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The people of Kanthapura are dependent upon nature. How are the people of Kanthapura dependent upon nature? How and why is nature tied to their religion?

Essay Topic 2

An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Rao uses in the novel? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events or concepts?

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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