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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. Whose arrest are people protesting at the start of Chapter 12?
2. What is the title of Chapter 14?
3. What does the coachman tell Swam he can turn copper into by putting it in a pot with special herbs?
4. Who does Swami realize is the ball picker at the club in Chapter 11?
5. In order to get Swami’s money back, who does Rajam concoct a plan to kidnap in Chapter 10?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Swami’s father searches for Swami at Malgudi Station in Chapter 16?
2. 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?
3. What is Swami worried is going to happen to him when he leaves the club with his father in Chapter 11?
4. How do Rajam, Mani, and Swami treat the young cart driver who passes them in Chapter 11?
5. How do Mani, Rajam, and Swami go about ordering equipment for their new cricket team in Chapter 13?
6. Describe the letter the M.C.C. sent to the Young Men’s Union to challenge them to a match.
7. Which exam question does Swami find easiest and why does he second guess his answer when he speaks with his classmates?
8. What does Granny ask Swami to get for her and how does he react?
9. Why is Swami relieved to find a protest outside of his school the day after Gauri Sankar’s arrest?
10. What does Rajam scold Mani for at the beginning of Chapter 11 while sitting but the trunk road?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay describing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze Swami’s relationship with Mani. Use examples from the text to show how this relationship helps to develop Swami’s character.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about Swami getting swindled out of money from the coachman. What is the symbolic significance of this experience for Swami?
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