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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mani offer to do in Chapter 11 as punishment for hurting Swami in Chapter 10?
(a) Give Swami money.
(b) Stand on his head for 10 minutes.
(c) Do 20 pushups.
(d) Do whatever Swami says for a week.

2. After the coachman tells Swami he can help him for six pies, Swami does what to try to get the money after nobody will give it to him?
(a) Steal it from Rajam’s house.
(b) Sell his schoolbooks.
(c) Steal it at the market.
(d) Prays to the gods.

3. How many pies does Swami tell Rajam the coachman stole from him in Chapter 10?
(a) 3.
(b) 24.
(c) 18.
(d) 6.

4. What does Swami’s father call him when his says he cannot do the math problem his father presented to him in Chapter 11?
(a) A dope.
(b) An extraordinary idiot.
(c) A fool.
(d) A poor thing.

5. What team does Rajam ask Swami if he would like to start in Chapter 13?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Field Hockey.

6. In an effort to sway the headmaster into letting Swami leave school at 4:30, what family members credentials do Rajam tell the headmaster about?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His uncle.

7. What is the title of Chapter 11 of Swami and Friends?
(a) Father’s Presence.
(b) Malgudi Summers.
(c) Father’s Club.
(d) Father and Swami.

8. Whose work holiday hinders Swami’s ability to see his friends in Chapter 11?
(a) Swami’s Granny’s.
(b) Swami’s Father’s.
(c) Mani’s Father’s.
(d) Rajam’s Father’s.

9. What does Rajam tell Swami’s headmaster Mani breaks with the club he brought into his office?
(a) Legs.
(b) Skulls.
(c) Desks.
(d) Necks.

10. What does Swami realized to his surprise that Granny knows nothing about so he explains it to her in Chapter 14?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Scripture.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Politics.

11. Where does Swami’s father take him after feeling sorry after being so hard on Swami to solve a math equation?
(a) The candy store.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) The Club.
(d) The toy store.

12. What nickname does the M.C.C. give Swami after his impressive bowl at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Best bowler.
(b) Tail.
(c) Tate.
(d) Cricket Master.

13. After leaving a second school, what does Swami feel he is going to have to do?
(a) Ask his father for help.
(b) Run away to find work.
(c) Apologize to the Albert Mission headmaster.
(d) Apologize to the Board School headmaster.

14. What does Mani pour over students as they leave school on the last day?
(a) Chalk dust.
(b) Milk.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Ink.

15. Despite the oppressive summer heat, which part of day do Mani, Rajam, and Swami find most fascinating according to Chapter 10?
(a) Morning.
(b) Noon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Evening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Swami have after school, which makes it hard to get to cricket practice on time?

2. What does Swami tell his drillmaster he suffers from in order to get out of drill and get to cricket practice on time in Chapter 15?

3. What does Sankar tell Swami his father got him for school vacation?

4. What does Swami’s father have him to do his books instead of going out with his friends in Chapter 11?

5. At the start of Chapter 9, Swami feels uneasy for turning his paper in at which point during the exam?

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