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

2. What was the name of Sankaru's wife?

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

4. In Chapter 10, when did Sankar remember that many went to prison and never used the services of an advocate?

5. In Chapter 12, what has Ramayya promised to sacrifice to Kenchamma for his wife's cure?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How are the women locked in the temple and how do they escape?

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

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

6. How are the coolies that moved to Kanthapura dragged back to the Skeffington Coffee Estate in Chapter 17?

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

8. Why has Sankar never remarried?

9. In Chapter 15, where do the villagers wake after being beaten and what do they do?

10. What happened to Seetharamu in prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kanthapura and India have a strict caste system. What castes are there? What is the lowest caste? Why is it so radical that Moorthy would associate with the Pariahs and encourage others to do the same?

Essay Topic 2

Moorthy is warned that if he does not stop associating with Pariahs, he will be excommunicated. What does it mean to be excommunicated? Why is it more difficult for Narsamma to be excommunicated than it is for Moorthy?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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