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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Granny tell Swami her daughter turned her husband’s gold medal’s into?
(a) Golden slippers.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A wedding ring.
(d) Bangles.

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

3. Whose house do Mani and Swami visit where they are met by a police officer in Chapter 3?
(a) Somu’s.
(b) The headmaster’s.
(c) Mr. Ebenezar’s.
(d) Rajam’s.

4. What is Chapter 4 called?
(a) What is a Tail?
(b) What is a Name?
(c) What is a Paw?
(d) What is a Friend?

5. What does Swami tell Granny Rajam once killed?
(a) His nanny.
(b) A bear.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A dog.

6. What does Rajam tell Mani and Swami they can do with his toys?
(a) Have them all.
(b) He says they cannot touch them.
(c) Play with any toy they want.
(d) He tells them not to tell anyone about them.

7. Who is used as Mani and Rajam’s medium when they meet at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Swami.
(b) Samuel.
(c) The Pea.
(d) Somu.

8. On what street does Mani plan to attack Somu at night on his way to the market?
(a) Kefir Street.
(b) Kabir Street.
(c) Malgudi Street.
(d) Market Street.

9. Where does Swami wander to when he cannot find his friends during a leisure period in Chapter 4?
(a) Infant Standards.
(b) The headmaster’s office.
(c) The library.
(d) The cafeteria.

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

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

12. How does Swami feel when his Granny tells him about his new brother?
(a) Unenthusiastic.
(b) Angry.
(c) Ecstatic.
(d) Confused.

13. Why do Swami’s friends believe Swami no longer feels they are good enough for him?
(a) Because he gets better grades.
(b) Because of his friendship with Mani.
(c) Because he is rich.
(d) Because of his friendship with Rajam.

14. After Swami tells his father that his scripture teacher yanked his ear, his father writes a letter to the headmaster saying that the scripture teacher did what to Swami?
(a) Assaulted him.
(b) Punished him.
(c) Talked to him about Jesus.
(d) Gave him a bad grade.

15. Who does Swami’s scripture teacher discuss “gadding about with dancing girls” (5) in Chapter 1?
(a) Sri Krishna.
(b) Gandhi.
(c) The headmaster.
(d) Jesus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who tells Swami that his new nickname is Rajam’s tail?

3. Swami discusses that Jesus ate flesh and fish and drank wine, whereas a Brahmin believes a god should be what?

4. What does the Pea call Swami in Chapter 4, which makes Swami want to cry?

5. How does Swami feel when he looks at his mother in her room in Chapter 7?

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