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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Mani’s House.
(b) Rajam’s House.
(c) His School.
(d) The Market.

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

3. What does Sankar tell Swami his father got him for school vacation?
(a) Toys.
(b) Books.
(c) A trip.
(d) Spending money.

4. After leaving a second school, what does Swami feel he is going to have to do?
(a) Apologize to the Board School headmaster.
(b) Run away to find work.
(c) Apologize to the Albert Mission headmaster.
(d) Ask his father for help.

5. Where is Swami’s father searching for Swami at the start of Chapter 16?
(a) Nallapin Grove.
(b) The woods.
(c) His house.
(d) The Sarayu River.

6. What do the boys write in regards to their payment for the cricket equipment they are requesting in Chapter 12?
(a) Send Rajam’s father the bill.
(b) Payment is enclosed.
(c) They will pay later.
(d) They do not wish to pay.

7. Why do the boys not send their letters to Sankar after they write them in Chapter 12?
(a) They realize they do not have his address.
(b) They decide they do not like him.
(c) They forget about the letters.
(d) They do not have stamps.

8. What does Swami tell his drillmaster he suffers from in order to get out of drill and get to cricket practice on time in Chapter 15?
(a) Gastrointestinal Issues.
(b) Stomach trouble.
(c) Headache.
(d) Delirium.

9. Where is Swami’s father when he touches a wet spot to see if it is blood in Chapter 16?
(a) Malgudi Railway Station.
(b) Swami’s Room.
(c) The river bank.
(d) The hospital.

10. What does Swami do with ink in the excitement of the last day of school?
(a) Dumps it on Mani.
(b) Dumps it on his father.
(c) Dumps it on his own head.
(d) Dumps it on the school peon.

11. After being made to stand on his desk all day for missing school for the protests, what does Swami tell the headmaster he does not care for?
(a) That dirty school.
(b) Punishments.
(c) Headmasters.
(d) Protests.

12. 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 brother.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His father.

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

14. What does Swami think his father is the best at playing when they are at the club?
(a) Cards.
(b) Ping-pong.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Golf.

15. At the start of Chapter 9, Swami feels uneasy for turning his paper in at which point during the exam?
(a) Twenty minutes before the end.
(b) Twenty minutes late.
(c) After only twenty minutes.
(d) He never turns it in.

Short Answer Questions

1. While people are throwing foreign made clothing into the fire, what item does Swami throw in after being told it is foreign made?

2. Who is Swami always with once school vacation begins?

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

4. What does Swami’s father have him to do his books instead of going out with his friends in Chapter 11?

5. What does Swami realized to his surprise that Granny knows nothing about so he explains it to her in Chapter 14?

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