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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 13, what mountains are born on the snows of high Kailas?

2. What is the name of Rahman Khan's mistress that Subba Chetty takes in Chapter 10?

3. After the Mahatma is arrested, when is a "Don't Touch-the-Government campaign be held in Chapter 14?

4. In Chapter 14, if there is violence during the movement, how long will they stop and do penance and prayer?

5. How many men are arrested and marched to the Santur police station in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Sankar never remarried?

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

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

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

5. When Chandrayya is released from prison, what does he tell about what he endured there?

6. In Chapter 13, what pilgrimage does the Mahatma make?

7. Who pickets and where in Chapter 16?

8. What happens in Chapter 14 when the villagers picket Boranna's toddy grove?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Indian villages have rich legendary histories about gods or godlike heroes. Who is the goddess of Kanthapura? Why is the goddess important to Kanthapura?

Essay Topic 2

The people of Kanthapura are dependent upon nature. How are the people of Kanthapura dependent upon nature? How and why is nature tied to their religion?

Essay Topic 3

Moorthy decides to fast for three days in the temple. Why does Moorthy decide to fast? How is meditation a part of his fasting? Does Moorthy accomplish what he wanted to achieve with his fast?

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