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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the mob leaves the Board School, who does Swami notice among the constables?
(a) Swami’s Mother.
(b) Swami’s Father.
(c) Granny.
(d) Rajam’s Father.

2. What does the speaker at the protest say they have become slaves of, which confuses Mani and Swami?
(a) Englishmen.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Schools.
(d) Capitalism.

3. Which Albert Mission students does Rajam tell the headmaster are allowed to leave promptly at 4:30?
(a) Students with perfect attendance.
(b) Students with good grades.
(c) Sports players.
(d) All students.

4. What is the title of Chapter 15 of Swami and Friends?
(a) Before the Match.
(b) After the Match.
(c) M.C.C. v. Y.M.U.
(d) The Big Game.

5. While people are throwing foreign made clothing into the fire, what item does Swami throw in after being told it is foreign made?
(a) His shirt.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His dhoti.
(d) His cap.

6. What does Mani pour over students as they leave school on the last day?
(a) Milk.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Chalk dust.
(d) Ink.

7. What does Rajam tell Swami he is after he tells him he is no longer going to school at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) Brave.
(b) Foolish.
(c) An idiot.
(d) Free.

8. What does the cricket team name they choose, M.C.C. stand for?
(a) Master Cricket Company.
(b) Malgudi Cricket Coalition.
(c) Master Cricket Coalition.
(d) Malgudi Cricket Club.

9. What does Swami’s father have him to do his books instead of going out with his friends in Chapter 11?
(a) Buy new ones.
(b) Sell them.
(c) Put them away.
(d) Clean them.

10. Who is Swami always with once school vacation begins?
(a) Somu and Sankar.
(b) Mani and Rajim.
(c) His baby brother.
(d) His parents.

11. What does Swami have after school, which makes it hard to get to cricket practice on time?
(a) Tutoring.
(b) Drill.
(c) Work.
(d) Meetings with the headmaster.

12. Swami’s attachment to Somu, Sankar, and the Pea is referred to as purely what in Chapter 10?
(a) Silly.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Cynical.
(d) Scholastic.

13. Who tells Swami he can get him an old cycle wheel for five rupees?
(a) The coachman.
(b) Mani.
(c) Rajam.
(d) The tailor.

14. What does Swami’s father call him when his says he cannot do the math problem his father presented to him in Chapter 11?
(a) A fool.
(b) A dope.
(c) A poor thing.
(d) An extraordinary idiot.

15. What team does Rajam ask Swami if he would like to start in Chapter 13?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Field Hockey.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Baseball.

Short Answer Questions

1. After stopping a village boy on a bullock drawn cart, who do Swami and his friends tell the boy they are?

2. What is the title of Chapter 10 of Swami and Friends?

3. Who answers the door at Mani’s house in Chapter 10 and frightens Swami at first?

4. The exam question Swami found easiest was about a tiger who offered what to a Brahmin?

5. What does Swami do with the headmaster’s cane when he takes if from him in Chapter 15?

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