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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. 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.

2. 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 do not wish to pay.
(d) They will pay later.

3. Which team has accepted the M.C.C.’s challenge at the start of Chapter 15?
(a) The Cricket Union of Young Men.
(b) The Young Men’s Union.
(c) The Malgudi Men’s Cricket Team.
(d) The Young Men’s Cricket Association.

4. What does Mani offer to do in Chapter 11 as punishment for hurting Swami in Chapter 10?
(a) Give Swami money.
(b) Stand on his head for 10 minutes.
(c) Do whatever Swami says for a week.
(d) Do 20 pushups.

5. What is the title of Chapter 15 of Swami and Friends?
(a) Before the Match.
(b) After the Match.
(c) M.C.C. v. Y.M.U.
(d) The Big Game.

Short Answer 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?

2. What is the title of Chapter 16 of Swami and Friends?

3. 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?

4. What is the title of Chapter 12 of Swami and Friends?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What is Swami’s life like at Board School, which gets in the way of his cricket practice?

4. What plan does Rajam concoct to help Swami after the coachman steals Swami’s money?

5. What does Rajam scold Mani for at the beginning of Chapter 11 while sitting but the trunk road?

6. Describe the letter the M.C.C. sent to the Young Men’s Union to challenge them to a match.

7. How does Swami react when his headmaster canes him for missing drill for a whole week?

8. What happens when Swami’s father searches for Swami at Malgudi Station in Chapter 16?

9. Describe the protest at the start of Chapter 12.

10. How does Swami’s doctor react when Swami asks him for a certificate to get him out of drill?

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