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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. What does Rajam offer each boy if they vow to no longer be enemies?
(a) Lunch.
(b) To clean their rooms for a week.
(c) A prize from his cupboard.
(d) To do their homework for a week.

2. What is Chapter 4 called?
(a) What is a Friend?
(b) What is a Tail?
(c) What is a Name?
(d) What is a Paw?

3. What does Swami say a prayer for after it is no longer in his paper boat?
(a) The gutter.
(b) His own soul.
(c) The boat.
(d) The ant.

4. Who is the author of Swami and Friends?
(a) J.K. Rowlings.
(b) P.K. Vedenayagam.
(c) R.K. Narayan.
(d) R.K. Ebenezar.

5. What is written on the blackboard when Swami arrives at school after Rajam’s visit to his house in Chapter 5?
(a) Swam loves Rajam.
(b) Tail.
(c) Rajam’s Pet.
(d) Swami stinks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Swami waiting to arrive at his house at the start of Chapter 5?

2. Where do Mani and Swami meet Rajam after school in Chapter 2?

3. How many days has Swami’s mother been in bed at the start of Chapter 7?

4. What does Mr. Ebenezar read in scripture class at the end of Chapter 1, after Swami’s father’s letter has been received?

5. What is the name of Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Mani visit to find out what is on exams and what does this person tell Mani?

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

3. In what ways does Rajam, the new student in Chapter 2, impress Swami?

4. How does Rajam know the room they are in is not Swami’s during his visit to Swami’s house in Chapter 5?

5. Describe the exchange between Rajam and his cook when Mani and Swami first visit in Chapter 3.

6. How does Mani show his allegiance to Swami when he finds out about his new nickname of Tail in Chapter 5?

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

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

9. What does Mani tell Swami he plans to do to Rajam in Chapter 2?

10. Who are Mani and Swami surprised to see when they arrive at Rajam’s house in Chapter 5 and why are they there?

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