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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Swami see entering his mother’s room while she is in labor?
(a) A female doctor.
(b) A servant.
(c) A male doctor.
(d) His father.

3. What does Granny explain to Swami that he will soon have in Chapter 7?
(a) A sister.
(b) A brother.
(c) A new room.
(d) A new toy.

4. What part of the school does Swami avoid for fear his headmaster might be there at the start of Chapter 4?
(a) The library.
(b) The headmaster’s office.
(c) Infant Standards.
(d) The senior class.

5. What does Swami’s teacher, Vedenayagam, write on his paper in Chapter 1?
(a) Not good.
(b) Very Good.
(c) Nice work.
(d) Very Bad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 8 begins how long before Swami’s school exams?

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

3. What reason does Swami give Granny for not wanting her to come to his room when she friend is there?

4. What is the title of Chapter 7 of Swami and Friends?

5. Who is getting ready for school at the start of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Swami’s father react to the examination list Swami has written in Chapter 8?

2. Who does Mani visit to find out what is on exams and what does this person tell Mani?

3. Describe the exchange between Rajam and his cook when Mani and Swami first visit in Chapter 3.

4. In what ways does Rajam, the new student in Chapter 2, impress Swami?

5. How does Mani show his allegiance to Swami when he finds out about his new nickname of Tail in Chapter 5?

6. Why has Swami’s mother been in bed for two days at the start of Chapter 7?

7. What does Mani talk to Swami about while walking to Rajam’s to find out what their promised surprise is in Chapter 6?

8. How does Swami prepare for Rajam’s first visit to his house in Chapter 5?

9. What does Swami say about Jesus in response to Mr. Ebenezar’s criticism of Hindu beliefs in Chapter 1?

10. What class does Swami stare at while bored in Vendanayagam’s class in Chapter 1?

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