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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. From which old friend does Rajam receive a letter while the boys are choosing cricket equipment?
2. Which Albert Mission students does Rajam tell the headmaster are allowed to leave promptly at 4:30?
3. What is the title of Chapter 13 of Swami and Friends?
4. Swami stays close to Mani on the last day of school because of a belief among students that what happens on the last day?
5. Who is Swami always with once school vacation begins?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Why is Swami relieved to find a protest outside of his school the day after Gauri Sankar’s arrest?
3. How does Swami impress his teammates at their first cricket practice and what nickname does he earn?
4. How does Swami’s doctor react when Swami asks him for a certificate to get him out of drill?
5. What does Rajam think of Swami’s actions during the protest?
6. How does the headmaster punish those students who did not attend school and joined the protest instead in Chapter 12?
7. Describe the protest at the start of Chapter 12.
8. In what way does Swami’s father get in the way of his fun once his father is on vacation from work?
9. How does Swami react when his headmaster canes him for missing drill for a whole week?
10. What plan does Rajam concoct to help Swami after the coachman steals Swami’s money?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze Swami’s relationship with his father. Use examples from the text to show how Swami’s relationship with Swami develops his character and the overall themes of the novel.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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