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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What date did Rao write the forward?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1937.

2. In Chapter 8, how many are on the Congress panchayat committee of Kanthapuraf?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

3. In Chapter 6, who tells Moorthy he cannot speak to the coolies?
(a) Mr. Skeffington.
(b) Bade Khan.
(c) Bhatta.
(d) Waterfall Venkamma.

4. Who comes to work the Skeffington Coffee Estate as it expands?
(a) Kanaka.
(b) Coolies.
(c) Drudges.
(d) Grunts.

5. What is Narsamma doing when Moorthy returns in Chapter 4?
(a) Sitting on the threshold of her house.
(b) Washing clothes.
(c) Fixing food.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, which daughter of Waterfall Venkama is it said that Moorthy refused as a bridge?

2. What religion does Bade Khan follow?

3. In Chapter 4, who does Narsamma spit at after yelling at Moorthy?

4. At what estate does Bade Khan get a hut to live in?

5. In Chapter 8, how does Seenu feel when he learns a Congress committe is to be founded?

Short Essay Questions

1. What grievances does Waterfall Venkamma have against Moorthy?

2. How and why does Moorthy decide to fast in Chapter 7?

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

4. What happens to Narsamma at the end of Chapter 4 and why?

5. What is Moorthy's response when Waterfall Venkamma mocks him and squeezes water on his head when he is fasting in the temple?

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

7. Who is the goddess worshipped in Kanthapura?

8. Where is Kanthapura located?

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

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

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