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

2. While people are throwing foreign made clothing into the fire, what item does Swami throw in after being told it is foreign made?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His cap.
(c) His dhoti.
(d) His shirt.

3. From which old friend does Rajam receive a letter while the boys are choosing cricket equipment?
(a) the Pea.
(b) Somu.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Sankar.

4. What is the title of Chapter 12 of Swami and Friends?
(a) Broken Plans.
(b) Broken Panes.
(c) Broken Schools.
(d) Broken Windows.

5. What is the title of Chapter 14?
(a) Granny Falls Ill.
(b) Granny Needs Lemons.
(c) Swami’s Dislikes His New School.
(d) Granny Shows Her Ignorance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who answers the door at Mani’s house in Chapter 10 and frightens Swami at first?

2. What nickname does the M.C.C. give Swami after his impressive bowl at the end of Chapter 13?

3. What do the boys write in regards to their payment for the cricket equipment they are requesting in Chapter 12?

4. The exam question Swami found easiest was about a tiger who offered what to a Brahmin?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Swami’s doctor react when Swami asks him for a certificate to get him out of drill?

2. What is Swami’s life like at Board School, which gets in the way of his cricket practice?

3. What does Swami become obsessed with obtaining while on vacation in Chapter 10 and what is it exactly?

4. What plan does Rajam concoct to help Swami after the coachman steals Swami’s money?

5. Where does Swami feel he needs to runaway to after leaving Board School in Chapter 15 and what does he plan to do there?

6. Why is Swami relieved to find a protest outside of his school the day after Gauri Sankar’s arrest?

7. What is Swami worried is going to happen to him when he leaves the club with his father in Chapter 11?

8. Why does Swami’s father search near the Sarayu when Swami is missing in Chapter 16?

9. What happens when Swami’s father searches for Swami at Malgudi Station in Chapter 16?

10. Describe the headmaster’s final meeting with students after exams are over in Chapter 9.

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