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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. At Rajam’s house, Mani and Swami enter his room with eyes closed because they are pretending to be what?
(a) Blind kitten and blind puppy.
(b) Invisible.
(c) Sleeping cat and dog.
(d) Blindfolded.

5. What does Mr. Ebenezar read in scripture class at the end of Chapter 1, after Swami’s father’s letter has been received?
(a) The Koran.
(b) Bhagavad Gita.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Tripitaka.

6. How many days has Swami’s mother been in bed at the start of Chapter 7?
(a) 2.
(b) 12.
(c) 0.
(d) 7.

7. What is written on the blackboard when Swami arrives at school after Rajam’s visit to his house in Chapter 5?
(a) Swami stinks.
(b) Rajam’s Pet.
(c) Tail.
(d) Swam loves Rajam.

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

9. When Swami finds his friends in Chapter 4 playing under a tamarind tree, what does Sankar tell him?
(a) They have been waiting for him.
(b) They have no room for him.
(c) They are all mad at him.
(d) They do not know him.

10. What is the title of Chapter 2?
(a) Somu and the Pea.
(b) Mani and Somu.
(c) Swami and Rajam.
(d) Rajam and Mani.

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

12. What does Rajam bring to his meeting with Mani and Swami in Chapter 2?
(a) His books.
(b) A club.
(c) An air gun.
(d) A police officer.

13. What river is considered “the prided of Malgudi” in Chapter 2?
(a) The River of India.
(b) Seine.
(c) Sarayu.
(d) Malgudi River.

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

15. How does Swami feel when his Granny tells him about his new brother?
(a) Unenthusiastic.
(b) Confused.
(c) Angry.
(d) Ecstatic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose house do Mani and Swami visit where they are met by a police officer in Chapter 3?

2. Who tells Swami that his new nickname is Rajam’s tail?

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

4. How does Mani feel when Swami tells him what the other boys wrote about him on the blackboard in Chapter 5?

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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