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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. Who does Rajam say he will speak to in order to help Swami reduce his school workload so he can attend practice?

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

3. What does Mani offer to do in Chapter 11 as punishment for hurting Swami in Chapter 10?

4. What does Swami break on the school during the school protest after Gauri Sankar’s arrest?

5. Whose work holiday hinders Swami’s ability to see his friends in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Swami impress his teammates at their first cricket practice and what nickname does he earn?

7. What does Swami tell his drill master to try to get out of drill after school and how does the drill master react?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Swami’s relationship with Mani. Use examples from the text to show how this relationship helps to develop Swami’s character.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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