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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. 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) Rajam’s Father’s.
(d) Mani’s Father’s.

2. After the mob leaves the Board School, who does Swami notice among the constables?
(a) Rajam’s Father.
(b) Swami’s Mother.
(c) Swami’s Father.
(d) Granny.

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

4. What does Swami obsess about getting in Chapter 10 once vacation begins?
(a) His exam grades.
(b) A new bike.
(c) A job.
(d) A hoop.

5. What is the headmaster doing when Rajam and Swami enter in Chapter 14?
(a) Grading papers.
(b) Reading.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Caning a student.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rajam call Swami’s headmaster at the end of Chapter 14?

2. What is the title of Chapter 9 of Swami and Friends?

3. What does Swami realized to his surprise that Granny knows nothing about so he explains it to her in Chapter 14?

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

5. After stopping a village boy on a bullock drawn cart, who do Swami and his friends tell the boy they are?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the protest at the start of Chapter 12.

3. What does Rajam think of Swami’s actions during the protest?

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

5. What does Swami tell his drill master to try to get out of drill after school and how does the drill master react?

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

7. What does Granny ask Swami to get for her and how does he react?

8. How do Mani, Rajam, and Swami go about ordering equipment for their new cricket team in Chapter 13?

9. How does Swami react when his headmaster canes him for missing drill for a whole week?

10. Which exam question does Swami find easiest and why does he second guess his answer when he speaks with his classmates?

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