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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 obsess about getting in Chapter 10 once vacation begins?
(a) A hoop.
(b) A job.
(c) A new bike.
(d) His exam grades.

2. What does Swami’s father call the Deputy Superintendent when recounting the day of protests to Swami’s mother in Chapter 12?
(a) A monster.
(b) A savior.
(c) A butcher.
(d) A great man.

3. After examinations are over, the students listen to a speech from whom?
(a) Singaram.
(b) Mr. Ebenezar.
(c) The Police Superintendent.
(d) The headmaster.

4. From which old friend does Rajam receive a letter while the boys are choosing cricket equipment?
(a) Sankar.
(b) Samuel.
(c) the Pea.
(d) Somu.

5. Who comes to forgive Swami for his participation in the protests at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Swami’s mother.
(b) Mani.
(c) Rajam.
(d) The headmaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Swami do with ink in the excitement of the last day of school?

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

3. What is the headmaster doing when Rajam and Swami enter in Chapter 14?

4. Despite the oppressive summer heat, which part of day do Mani, Rajam, and Swami find most fascinating according to Chapter 10?

5. What does Swami’s father call him when his says he cannot do the math problem his father presented to him in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Swami’s father get in the way of his fun once his father is on vacation from work?

2. What does Granny ask Swami to get for her and how does he react?

3. How does the headmaster punish those students who did not attend school and joined the protest instead in Chapter 12?

4. How does Swami impress his teammates at their first cricket practice and what nickname does he earn?

5. Where does Swami feel he needs to runaway to after leaving Board School in Chapter 15 and what does he plan to do there?

6. Describe the headmaster’s final meeting with students after exams are over in Chapter 9.

7. What does Mani do to students after they are dismissed for vacation and how does Swami join him?

8. What does Swami become obsessed with obtaining while on vacation in Chapter 10 and what is it exactly?

9. What is the difference between Swami’s friendship with Sankar, Somu, and the Pea and his friendship with Mani and Rajam as described in Chapter 10?

10. How does the coachman tell Swami he can help him get a hoop?

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