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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 ring the bell.
(d) They pick the lock.

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

3. Where does Swami wander to when he cannot find his friends during a leisure period in Chapter 4?
(a) Infant Standards.
(b) The headmaster’s office.
(c) The cafeteria.
(d) The library.

4. What does Rajam tell Mani and Swami they can do with his toys?
(a) He tells them not to tell anyone about them.
(b) He says they cannot touch them.
(c) Play with any toy they want.
(d) Have them all.

5. Who does Rajam attempt to order around to impress his friends at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) His mother.
(b) The cook.
(c) Swami.
(d) Mani.

6. How does Swami feel when he looks at his mother in her room in Chapter 7?
(a) Happy.
(b) Confused.
(c) Sad.
(d) Angry.

7. What subject is Swami learning at the end of Chapter 7 after his baby brother is born?
(a) Art.
(b) Tamil Grammar.
(c) Scripture.
(d) History.

8. What does Rajam do to Mani on his first day of school, which impresses Swami?
(a) He yells at Mani.
(b) He steals Mani’s books.
(c) He shakes Mani’s hand.
(d) He returns Mani’s jab.

9. What does Rajam offer each boy if they vow to no longer be enemies?
(a) A prize from his cupboard.
(b) Lunch.
(c) To clean their rooms for a week.
(d) To do their homework for a week.

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

11. What do Rajam and Mani agree they can be at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Friends.
(b) Enemies.
(c) Fighters.
(d) Police officers.

12. How does Swami’s mother’s face look when he visits her in her room in Chapter 7?
(a) Happy.
(b) Flushed.
(c) Pale.
(d) Radiant.

13. Chapter 8 begins how long before Swami’s school exams?
(a) Two Hours.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two Days.

14. After Swami tells his father that his scripture teacher yanked his ear, his father writes a letter to the headmaster saying that the scripture teacher did what to Swami?
(a) Gave him a bad grade.
(b) Punished him.
(c) Assaulted him.
(d) Talked to him about Jesus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What story is Granny telling when Swami falls asleep?

2. How does Swami feel when his Granny tells stories of her husband?

3. Who does Swami suggest he bring Rajam to meet to avoid answering Rajam’s questions about Swami’s books?

4. At Rajam’s house, Mani and Swami enter his room with eyes closed because they are pretending to be what?

5. Whose leg is Mani surprised to find he bit in Rajam’s room in Chapter 6?

(see the answer keys)

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