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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the mob move on to after leaving Swami’s school in Chapter 12?
(a) The Board High School.
(b) Rajam’s house.
(c) The Headmaster’s house.
(d) Police Headquarters.

2. What does Swami’s father call the Deputy Superintendent when recounting the day of protests to Swami’s mother in Chapter 12?
(a) A great man.
(b) A savior.
(c) A monster.
(d) A butcher.

3. Why do the boys not send their letters to Sankar after they write them in Chapter 12?
(a) They realize they do not have his address.
(b) They do not have stamps.
(c) They forget about the letters.
(d) They decide they do not like him.

4. Who does Swami realize is the ball picker at the club in Chapter 11?
(a) The coachman’s son.
(b) Sankar.
(c) The Pea.
(d) Mani.

5. Where is Swami’s father searching for Swami at the start of Chapter 16?
(a) His house.
(b) Nallapin Grove.
(c) The woods.
(d) The Sarayu River.

6. Swami’s attachment to Somu, Sankar, and the Pea is referred to as purely what in Chapter 10?
(a) Scholastic.
(b) Silly.
(c) Cynical.
(d) Selfish.

7. What is the title of Chapter 15 of Swami and Friends?
(a) Before the Match.
(b) M.C.C. v. Y.M.U.
(c) The Big Game.
(d) After the Match.

8. After stopping a village boy on a bullock drawn cart, who do Swami and his friends tell the boy they are?
(a) Spies.
(b) Detectives.
(c) Government Police.
(d) Military Personnel.

9. After examinations are over, the students listen to a speech from whom?
(a) The Police Superintendent.
(b) Mr. Ebenezar.
(c) Singaram.
(d) The headmaster.

10. Who does Rajam say he will speak to in order to help Swami reduce his school workload so he can attend practice?
(a) The Board School Headmaster.
(b) Swami’s Father.
(c) Swami’s teachers.
(d) The drill sergeant.

11. What does Swami do to a child in Infant Standards during the protest?
(a) He hits him.
(b) He saves him from the mob.
(c) He hides him in the headmaster’s office.
(d) He takes him into the mob.

12. What does Swami’s father have him to do his books instead of going out with his friends in Chapter 11?
(a) Put them away.
(b) Sell them.
(c) Clean them.
(d) Buy new ones.

13. What does Swami have after school, which makes it hard to get to cricket practice on time?
(a) Drill.
(b) Tutoring.
(c) Work.
(d) Meetings with the headmaster.

14. At the start of Chapter 9, Swami feels uneasy for turning his paper in at which point during the exam?
(a) Twenty minutes late.
(b) After only twenty minutes.
(c) Twenty minutes before the end.
(d) He never turns it in.

15. What does the coachman tell Swam he can turn copper into by putting it in a pot with special herbs?
(a) Gold.
(b) A cycle wheel.
(c) A hoop.
(d) Silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which old friend does Rajam receive a letter while the boys are choosing cricket equipment?

2. What does Swami do with ink in the excitement of the last day of school?

3. What does Swami do with the headmaster’s cane when he takes if from him in Chapter 15?

4. Whose arrest are people protesting at the start of Chapter 12?

5. After leaving a second school, what does Swami feel he is going to have to do?

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