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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, how many years of imprisonment does the magistrate give Subba Chetty?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. How many children has Venkamma had?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

3. Who is saved from rape in the Post office house in Chapter 17?
(a) Bhanumati.
(b) Ratna.
(c) Nanjamma.
(d) Rangamma.

4. In Chapter 15, what do the children do while Moorthy and the others go to picket the toddy shops?
(a) Weed the gardens.
(b) Stay with Rangamma.
(c) Go to school.
(d) Go with the cattle.

5. In Chapter 16, at what time do the people in Bombay and Lahore gather to sing through the streets?
(a) Mid-afternoon.
(b) Noon.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Midnight.

6. During what month do men plough the fields of Kanthapura?
(a) Vaisakh.
(b) Jeth.
(c) Assu.
(d) Karlik.

7. How many are taken to prison at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

8. What color are the revenue notices in Chapter 16?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Pink.
(d) Red.

9. In Chapter 10, how many yards of yarn does Sankar spijn every morning?
(a) 150.
(b) 250.
(c) 200.
(d) 300.

10. In the night in Chapter 10, at whose house is a lantern seen in the courtyard?
(a) Venkamma's.
(b) Suryanarayana's.
(c) Ratnamma's.
(d) Venkateshia's.

11. How often does Moorthy receive reports from the Congress committee from the city regarding the Mahatma's pilgrimage in Chapter 13?
(a) Twice a week.
(b) Daily.
(c) Every other week.
(d) Once a week.

12. How many children did Sankaru's wife leave him?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

13. In Chapter 10, where do the police kick the women who want their husband's and Moorthy back?
(a) Back, head, and stomach.
(b) Head, stomach, and hips.
(c) Stomach and face.
(d) Knees, stomach, and back.

14. Who explained the Vedantic texts and philosophy to the people of Kanthapura before he died in Chapter 10?
(a) Sankaru.
(b) Ramakrishnayya.
(c) Seenu.
(d) Suryanarayana.

15. In Chapter 13, what type of seed does Moorthy compare the villagers to?
(a) Mustard.
(b) Sesame.
(c) Flax.
(d) Chia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 15 when the gate to the Skeffington Coffee Estate first opens, who stands there?

3. In Chapter 16, how many days of fever did Seetharamu have when he was in prison?

4. In Chapter 15, who falls down unconscious after being made to sit and then being kicked in the back?

5. How much salt did the Mahatma take after his ablutions in Chapter 13?

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