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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 Swami’s teacher, Vedenayagam, write on his paper in Chapter 1?
(a) Very Bad.
(b) Not good.
(c) Nice work.
(d) Very Good.

2. Who is used as Mani and Rajam’s medium when they meet at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Swami.
(b) Somu.
(c) Samuel.
(d) The Pea.

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

4. 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) Rajam’s Pet.
(c) Tail.
(d) Swami stinks.

5. What “idiotic” (60) thing does Swami’s father say he does not want to hear while he tries to work?
(a) Mother’s voice.
(b) The baby’s cry.
(c) Swami’s requests.
(d) Granny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the school clerk tell Mani he should draw in order to study for exams?

2. How does Swami’s mother’s face look when he visits her in her room in Chapter 7?

3. What does Rajam tell Mani and Swami they can do with his toys?

4. What does Swami’s scripture teacher call the students for believing in their gods rather than Jesus?

5. How does Mani feel when Swami tells him what the other boys wrote about him on the blackboard in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the scene with Swami, the paper boat, and the ant in Chapter 4.

4. How does Swami’s father react to the examination list Swami has written in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

8. What does Somu explain to Swami regarding his new nickname, Tail, in Chapter 4?

9. Describe Swami’s visit to his mother’s room at the start of Chapter 7?

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

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