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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 is the title of Chapter 14?

2. What is the title of Chapter 15 of Swami and Friends?

3. What does the coachman tell Swam he can turn copper into by putting it in a pot with special herbs?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Rajam offer to help Swami try to make it to practice on time in Chapter 14?

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. Why does Swami’s father search near the Sarayu when Swami is missing in Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Without attempting to seek it, Swami experiences the political and religious conflict of the times. Analyze the moments when these conflicts enter Swami’s world and describe how they affect Swami.

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 experiences conflict with many of the adults in Swami and Friends. Write an essay exploring these conflicts and their significance to the overall theme of growing up.

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