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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Swami do to a child in Infant Standards during the protest?
2. Who does Swami realize is the ball picker at the club in Chapter 11?
3. Where does the mob move on to after leaving Swami’s school in Chapter 12?
4. What does Sankar tell Swami his father got him for school vacation?
5. Swami’s attachment to Somu, Sankar, and the Pea is referred to as purely what in Chapter 10?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Swami’s life like at Board School, which gets in the way of his cricket practice?
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. What does Rajam think of Swami’s actions during the protest?
5. How does Swami react when his headmaster canes him for missing drill for a whole week?
6. Which exam question does Swami find easiest and why does he second guess his answer when he speaks with his classmates?
7. Where does Swami feel he needs to runaway to after leaving Board School in Chapter 15 and what does he plan to do there?
8. Why does Swami’s father search near the Sarayu when Swami is missing in Chapter 16?
9. In what way does Swami’s father get in the way of his fun once his father is on vacation from work?
10. How do Rajam, Mani, and Swami treat the young cart driver who passes them in Chapter 11?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Swami is punished at both of his schools for various responses. Write an essay analyzing the reasons Swami is punished and the methods of punishments used at each school.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about Swami getting swindled out of money from the coachman. What is the symbolic significance of this experience for Swami?
Essay Topic 3
Swami’s behavior and emotions are different when outside in nature versus when he is inside at home or school. Analyze these differences and discuss their significance to the one or two themes of the novel.
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