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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 months pregnant is Radhamma when her husband beats her in Chapter 11?

2. In Chapter 10, what day of the week would Seenue sometimes go to Karwar on a cart?

3. In Chapter 16, how many toddy shops closed in Kanthapura hobli?

4. When is it decided to begin the fight in Chapter 14?

5. In Chapter 13, what mountains are born on the snows of high Kailas?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 12, what does Ramayya promise the Sun God?

3. What happened to Seetharamu in prison?

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

5. How do lights glow during Kartik?

6. How does Moorthy return to Kanthapura?

7. Who explains the Vedantic texts and discusses philosophy with the villagers in Chapter 11?

8. What can be seen in Rangamma house in the night in Chpater 10?

9. In Chapter 10, why does Sankar asks Rangamma to stay with him in Karwar?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does Rao use personification in the book? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

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