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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 many acres of wet land does the Swami receive from the government in Chapter 10?

2. What toddy booth do the people in Rampur picket in Chapter 16?

3. In Chapter 14, how many Pariahs from the Skeffington Coffee Estate meet with the villagers as the fight begins?

4. In Chapter 12, how old are Subbe Gowda's bulls?

5. In Chapter 12, how does Moorthy return to Kanthapura?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 15, how do the villagers prepared to picket the toddy shops?

2. In Chapter 13, what pilgrimage does the Mahatma make?

3. What happens in Chapter 14 when the villagers picket Boranna's toddy grove?

4. In Chapter 10, what happens when Moorthy is arrested?

5. What does Venkamma do when she learns when Moorthy will return in Chapter 12 and why do the village women have to attend?

6. Who pickets and where in Chapter 16?

7. Who does Betel Lakshamma want Moorthy to free her people from in Chapter 15?

8. What does Snakar say about the charges against Moorthy in Chapter 10?

9. When Chandrayya is released from prison, what does he tell about what he endured there?

10. How does Sankar take the cases he advocates for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Skeffington Coffee Estate is a large plantation that uses cheap labor. How are coolies used to work the land? What are the working conditions like at the Estate? Are coolies much different than slaves?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood of Kanthapura, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

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