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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 & 16 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What “idiotic” (60) thing does Swami’s father say he does not want to hear while he tries to work?
(a) Granny.
(b) Mother’s voice.
(c) The baby’s cry.
(d) Swami’s requests.

2. How do Swami and Mani get past the locked gate at Rajam’s in Chapter 6?
(a) They pick the lock.
(b) They have their own key.
(c) They ring the bell.
(d) They jump.

3. Who is Swami waiting to arrive at his house at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) Rajam.
(b) Somu.
(c) Mani.
(d) the Pea.

4. What does Rajam lecture Mani, Swami, Somu, Sankar, and the Pea about in his room in Chapter 6?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Manners.
(c) The Law.
(d) Schoolwork.

5. After being made to stand on his desk all day for missing school for the protests, what does Swami tell the headmaster he does not care for?
(a) Punishments.
(b) Protests.
(c) That dirty school.
(d) Headmasters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Swami’s teacher, Vedenayagam, write on his paper in Chapter 1?

2. Swami answers the exam question about the Tiger and the Brahmin in one line, and he finds out later that a classmate wrote how much?

3. How often do Mani and Swami see each other after Swami changes schools in Chapter 13?

4. What river is considered “the prided of Malgudi” in Chapter 2?

5. What argument for studying does Swami’s father make, which finally convinces Swami to study without argument?

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