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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 is the headmaster doing when Rajam and Swami enter in Chapter 14?
(a) Reading.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Caning a student.
(d) Grading papers.

2. What does Granny want Swami to buy for her stomach pain before cricket practice in Chapter 14?
(a) Lemons.
(b) Limes.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Mint.

3. What team does Rajam ask Swami if he would like to start in Chapter 13?
(a) Field Hockey.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Soccer.

4. Who is Swami always with once school vacation begins?
(a) His baby brother.
(b) Somu and Sankar.
(c) His parents.
(d) Mani and Rajim.

5. What does the speaker at the protest say they have become slaves of, which confuses Mani and Swami?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Englishmen.
(d) Schools.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which old friend does Rajam receive a letter while the boys are choosing cricket equipment?

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

3. What does Swami tell his drillmaster he suffers from in order to get out of drill and get to cricket practice on time in Chapter 15?

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

5. What does Mani pour over students as they leave school on the last day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How do Rajam, Mani, and Swami treat the young cart driver who passes them in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

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