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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Despite the oppressive summer heat, which part of day do Mani, Rajam, and Swami find most fascinating according to Chapter 10?
(a) Noon.
(b) Morning.
(c) Evening.
(d) Midnight.

2. After the coachman tells Swami he can help him for six pies, Swami does what to try to get the money after nobody will give it to him?
(a) Steal it at the market.
(b) Sell his schoolbooks.
(c) Steal it from Rajam’s house.
(d) Prays to the gods.

3. What does Swami’s teacher, Vedenayagam, write on his paper in Chapter 1?
(a) Nice work.
(b) Not good.
(c) Very Bad.
(d) Very Good.

4. What does Granny explain to Swami that he will soon have in Chapter 7?
(a) A new room.
(b) A brother.
(c) A new toy.
(d) A sister.

5. What does Swami tell his drillmaster he suffers from in order to get out of drill and get to cricket practice on time in Chapter 15?
(a) Stomach trouble.
(b) Delirium.
(c) Headache.
(d) Gastrointestinal Issues.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 15 of Swami and Friends?

2. Who does Swami’s scripture teacher discuss “gadding about with dancing girls” (5) in Chapter 1?

3. How does Swami’s mother’s face look when he visits her in her room in Chapter 7?

4. What does the speaker at the protest say they have become slaves of, which confuses Mani and Swami?

5. Rajam begins to suspect they are not in Swami’s room because it appears to lack which contents of Swami’s?

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