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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 - 19 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose arrest are people protesting at the start of Chapter 12?
(a) Mahabharata.
(b) Ramayana.
(c) Gauri Sankar.
(d) Gandhi.

2. What does Swami say a prayer for after it is no longer in his paper boat?
(a) The ant.
(b) His own soul.
(c) The boat.
(d) The gutter.

3. What does Swami do with ink in the excitement of the last day of school?
(a) Dumps it on the school peon.
(b) Dumps it on his own head.
(c) Dumps it on his father.
(d) Dumps it on Mani.

4. What does Swami think his father is the best at playing when they are at the club?
(a) Cards.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Golf.
(d) Ping-pong.

5. Whose work holiday hinders Swami’s ability to see his friends in Chapter 11?
(a) Swami’s Father’s.
(b) Mani’s Father’s.
(c) Rajam’s Father’s.
(d) Swami’s Granny’s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds Swami asleep on the road in Chapter 17?

2. What does Swami tell the cook he must change and put on a clean one for his friend’s visit in Chapter 5?

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

4. What does Mani bring to the clerk’s house in an effort to get him to tell him what is on the exam?

5. What is the title of Chapter 14?

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