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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. What is the name of Chapter 3?
(a) Swami’s Grandfather.
(b) Swami’s Grandmother.
(c) Swami’s Uncle.
(d) Swami’s Mother.

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

3. What does Swami do to Sankar and the Pea in his class at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) He throws ink at them.
(b) He chases them out of the classroom.
(c) He screams at them.
(d) He slaps them.

4. What does Mani tell Swami he plans to do to Rajam at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) Throw him in the river.
(b) Become his best friend.
(c) Play with him.
(d) Punch him.

5. What does Swami play with in the gutters near his house?
(a) A coin.
(b) A leaf.
(c) A piece of wood.
(d) A paper boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Swami bring to his father, which angers him in Chapter 8?

2. What does Rajam lecture Mani, Swami, Somu, Sankar, and the Pea about in his room in Chapter 6?

3. Who is following Swam at the end of Chapter 4?

4. What does Rajam do to Mani on his first day of school, which impresses Swami?

5. What story is Granny telling when Swami falls asleep?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Swami’s scripture teacher, Mr. Ebenezar, call the class idiots?

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

4. What happens when Swami finds his friends, including Sankar and the Pea, playing a game under a tamarind tree in Chapter 4?

5. What does the Pea tell Swami in class when Swami tells him of his new brother?

6. What are Swami’s thoughts on the Infant Standard’s class described in Chapter 4?

7. What does Somu explain to Swami regarding his new nickname, Tail, in Chapter 4?

8. Describe the scene with Swami, the paper boat, and the ant in Chapter 4.

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

10. How does Rajam know the room they are in is not Swami’s during his visit to Swami’s house in Chapter 5?

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