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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. Which team has accepted the M.C.C.’s challenge at the start of Chapter 15?

2. Who does Swami realize is the ball picker at the club in Chapter 11?

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

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

5. After being caned for missing drill for one week, what does Swami vow to put in Dr. Kesavan’s table-drawer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Swam’s headmaster react when Rajam tells him his father is the Police Superintendent?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How do Mani, Rajam, and Swami go about ordering equipment for their new cricket team in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Swami visits Infant Standards at Albert Mission School a couple of times. Analyze Swami’s feelings toward the children in the class and interactions with the Infant Standards class. How do these moments develop the overall theme of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

The story is told entirely from Swami’s perspective. Analyze the author’s choice to tell the story from Swami’s point of view. How does viewing the events from Swami’s point of view affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Swami’s relationship with Mani and Swami’s relationship with his father. Use direct examples from the text.

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