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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 3, who is First Brahmin?

2. In Chapter 8 as Range Gowda, Moorthy, and others prepared to elected a Congress committee, what do they call Moorthy and say he will be?

3. In Chapter 8, how many are on the Congress panchayat committee of Kanthapuraf?

4. Where are Narsamma's ashes thrown?

5. How long after the Congress committee is chosen does Moorthy make a list of members of the Congress?

Short Essay Questions

1. What have been and what are Bhatta's feelings about Gandhi?

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

3. What grievances does Waterfall Venkamma have against Moorthy?

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

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

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

7. What does Waterfall Venkamma do and say when she sees Moorthy fasting in the temple?

8. What instructions do the coolies receive when they arrive at the Skeffington Coffee Estate in Chapter 5?

9. How are workers brought to the Skeffington Coffee Estate?

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

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

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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