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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. Who is used as Mani and Rajam’s medium when they meet at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Swami.
(c) Somu.
(d) The Pea.

5. What is the title of Chapter 5 of Swami and Friends?
(a) Swami’s Room.
(b) Mother’s Room.
(c) Father’s Room.
(d) Granny’s Room.

6. Where do Mani and Swami meet Rajam after school in Chapter 2?
(a) Behind the school.
(b) Malgudi Orchard.
(c) Mani’s house.
(d) Nallappa Grove.

7. What argument for studying does Swami’s father make, which finally convinces Swami to study without argument?
(a) If Swami fails, he will be punished the whole summer.
(b) If Swami fails, his friends will move up a grade without him.
(c) If Swami passes, he will earn a gift.
(d) If Swami fails, he will need to get a job.

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

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

10. 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) Talked to him about Jesus.
(b) Punished him.
(c) Gave him a bad grade.
(d) Assaulted him.

11. What reason does Swami give Granny for not wanting her to come to his room when she friend is there?
(a) She smells.
(b) She is mean.
(c) She talks too much.
(d) She is old.

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

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

14. What does Swami play with in the gutters near his house?
(a) A piece of wood.
(b) A leaf.
(c) A paper boat.
(d) A coin.

15. What does the school clerk tell Mani he should draw in order to study for exams?
(a) A diagram of the school.
(b) Maps.
(c) Scenes from the Bible.
(d) Portraits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the school does Swami avoid for fear his headmaster might be there at the start of Chapter 4?

2. What do Rajam and Mani agree they can be at the end of Chapter 2?

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

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

5. What is Rajam’s father’s occupation?

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