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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Swami say a prayer for after it is no longer in his paper boat?
(a) The ant.
(b) The gutter.
(c) His own soul.
(d) The boat.

2. How does Swami feel when he looks at his mother in her room in Chapter 7?
(a) Sad.
(b) Angry.
(c) Confused.
(d) Happy.

3. Who does Swami try to imitate in his class, which causes the Pea to laugh uncontrollably at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) The headmaster.
(b) His new baby brother.
(c) Mani.
(d) Their teacher.

4. What do Rajam and Mani agree they can be at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Fighters.
(b) Enemies.
(c) Friends.
(d) Police officers.

5. How does Swami’s mother’s face look when he visits her in her room in Chapter 7?
(a) Happy.
(b) Radiant.
(c) Pale.
(d) Flushed.

6. What subject is Swami learning at the end of Chapter 7 after his baby brother is born?
(a) Art.
(b) Scripture.
(c) History.
(d) Tamil Grammar.

7. What story is Granny telling when Swami falls asleep?
(a) His mother.
(b) Sri Krishna.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Harichandra.

8. What does Rajam offer each boy if they vow to no longer be enemies?
(a) A prize from his cupboard.
(b) To clean their rooms for a week.
(c) Lunch.
(d) To do their homework for a week.

9. What does Rajam lecture Mani, Swami, Somu, Sankar, and the Pea about in his room in Chapter 6?
(a) The Law.
(b) Schoolwork.
(c) Manners.
(d) Friendship.

10. How does Swami feel when his Granny tells stories of her husband?
(a) Interested.
(b) Eager.
(c) Bored.
(d) Happy.

11. Who becomes increasingly strict with Swami just before exams in Chapter 8?
(a) Swami’s teachers.
(b) Granny.
(c) Swami’s father.
(d) Swami’s mother.

12. Who is Swami waiting to arrive at his house at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) the Pea.
(b) Somu.
(c) Rajam.
(d) Mani.

13. What does Rajam do to Mani on his first day of school, which impresses Swami?
(a) He yells at Mani.
(b) He returns Mani’s jab.
(c) He steals Mani’s books.
(d) He shakes Mani’s hand.

14. Who is following Swam at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Mr. Ebenezar.
(b) Sankar, Mani, and Rajam.
(c) Somu, Sankar, and the Pea.
(d) A police officer.

15. What does Swami bring to his father, which angers him in Chapter 8?
(a) His map of Europe?
(b) His examination grades.
(c) His examination list.
(d) His homework.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Swami tells Granny that Rajam’s dad is Police Superintendent, what does Granny tell Swami her husband was?

2. As Swami begins to study the map of Europe at home, he wonders how map makers find what about a country?

3. What is written on the blackboard when Swami arrives at school after Rajam’s visit to his house in Chapter 5?

4. Who does Swami spend the night with while his mother is in labor?

5. What does Swami tell the cook he must change and put on a clean one for his friend’s visit in Chapter 5?

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