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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what street does Mani plan to attack Somu at night on his way to the market?
(a) Kabir Street.
(b) Malgudi Street.
(c) Kefir Street.
(d) Market Street.

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

3. How do Swami and Mani get past the locked gate at Rajam’s in Chapter 6?
(a) They ring the bell.
(b) They pick the lock.
(c) They have their own key.
(d) They jump.

4. Whose leg is Swami surprised to see he is scratching at in Rajam’s room in Chapter 6?
(a) Mani.
(b) The Pea.
(c) Sankar.
(d) Somu.

5. Which room does Swami want to use for Rajam’s first visit to his home?
(a) His father’s.
(b) The library.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) Granny’s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Swami tell the cook he must change and put on a clean one for his friend’s visit in Chapter 5?

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

3. Rajam begins to suspect they are not in Swami’s room because it appears to lack which contents of Swami’s?

4. When Swami tells Granny that Rajam’s dad is Police Superintendent, what does Granny tell Swami her husband was?

5. At Rajam’s house, Mani and Swami enter his room with eyes closed because they are pretending to be what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Swami finds his friends, including Sankar and the Pea, playing a game under a tamarind tree in Chapter 4?

2. How does Swami prepare for Rajam’s first visit to his house in Chapter 5?

3. What impresses Swami and Mani about Rajam’s house on their first visit in Chapter 3?

4. Why does Swami’s scripture teacher, Mr. Ebenezar, call the class idiots?

5. What happens at Nallapas Grove between Mani and Rajam?

6. Describe Swami’s conversation with Granny about Rajam at the start of Chapter 3.

7. What are Swami’s thoughts on the Infant Standard’s class described in Chapter 4?

8. What class does Swami stare at while bored in Vendanayagam’s class in Chapter 1?

9. What does Mani talk to Swami about while walking to Rajam’s to find out what their promised surprise is in Chapter 6?

10. What does Swami say about Jesus in response to Mr. Ebenezar’s criticism of Hindu beliefs in Chapter 1?

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