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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Swami’s scripture teacher?
(a) Mr. Somu.
(b) Mani.
(c) Mr. Ebenezar.
(d) Mr. Edwards.

2. Which new friend does Swami tell his Grandmother about at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) Somu.
(b) Mani.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Rajam.

3. What is the title of Chapter 8 of Swami and Friends?
(a) Study Time.
(b) Before the Examinations.
(c) After the Examinations.
(d) School Exams.

4. How does Swami feel when his Granny tells stories of her husband?
(a) Bored.
(b) Eager.
(c) Interested.
(d) Happy.

5. What does Swami tell Granny Rajam once killed?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A bear.
(c) A dog.
(d) His nanny.

6. Who becomes increasingly strict with Swami just before exams in Chapter 8?
(a) Swami’s teachers.
(b) Swami’s father.
(c) Granny.
(d) Swami’s mother.

7. What does Mani tell Swami he plans to do to Rajam at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) Throw him in the river.
(b) Punch him.
(c) Become his best friend.
(d) Play with him.

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

9. How does Mani feel when Swami tells him what the other boys wrote about him on the blackboard in Chapter 5?
(a) He finds it funny.
(b) Embarrassed.
(c) Upset.
(d) Happy.

10. What does the Pea call Swami in Chapter 4, which makes Swami want to cry?
(a) Tiger.
(b) Toes.
(c) Tail.
(d) Nose.

11. What story is Granny telling when Swami falls asleep?
(a) Harichandra.
(b) His mother.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Sri Krishna.

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

13. Who does Swami spend the night with while his mother is in labor?
(a) His father.
(b) The cook.
(c) Himself.
(d) His Granny.

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

15. What does Mani bring to the clerk’s house in an effort to get him to tell him what is on the exam?
(a) Tiffin.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Money.
(d) Brinjals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mani ask Swami to steal from his house, which he is unable to do?

2. What is the title of Chapter 6 of Swami and Friends?

3. What does Mani talk to Swami about as they walk to Rajam’s house in Chapter 6?

4. Swami discusses that Jesus ate flesh and fish and drank wine, whereas a Brahmin believes a god should be what?

5. What “idiotic” (60) thing does Swami’s father say he does not want to hear while he tries to work?

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