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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rajam tell Swami’s headmaster Mani breaks with the club he brought into his office?
(a) Desks.
(b) Skulls.
(c) Legs.
(d) Necks.

2. How often do Mani and Swami see each other after Swami changes schools in Chapter 13?
(a) Weekly.
(b) Daily.
(c) Bi-weekly.
(d) Never.

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

4. What is the title of Chapter 9 of Swami and Friends?
(a) School Breaks Up.
(b) Swam’s Last Day of School.
(c) The End of Exams.
(d) Examination Day.

5. What nickname does the M.C.C. give Swami after his impressive bowl at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Tate.
(b) Cricket Master.
(c) Best bowler.
(d) Tail.

6. What is NOT one of the places Swami’s father attempted to search for Swami prior to looking for his body in the river?
(a) The Market.
(b) His School.
(c) Mani’s House.
(d) Rajam’s House.

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

8. In an effort to sway the headmaster into letting Swami leave school at 4:30, what family members credentials do Rajam tell the headmaster about?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

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

10. Despite the oppressive summer heat, which part of day do Mani, Rajam, and Swami find most fascinating according to Chapter 10?
(a) Morning.
(b) Noon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Evening.

11. What is the title of Chapter 12 of Swami and Friends?
(a) Broken Panes.
(b) Broken Schools.
(c) Broken Plans.
(d) Broken Windows.

12. 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) An idiot.
(c) Foolish.
(d) Free.

13. After being caned for missing drill for one week, what does Swami vow to put in Dr. Kesavan’s table-drawer?
(a) Red ants.
(b) Ink.
(c) Wasps.
(d) A snake.

14. 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 shoes.
(b) His shirt.
(c) His cap.
(d) His dhoti.

15. Who answers the door at Mani’s house in Chapter 10 and frightens Swami at first?
(a) Mani’s uncle.
(b) Mani.
(c) Mani’s mother.
(d) Mani’s father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 13 of Swami and Friends?

2. What is the title of Chapter 15 of Swami and Friends?

3. What does the speaker at the protest say they have become slaves of, which confuses Mani and Swami?

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

5. What does Mani pour over students as they leave school on the last day?

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