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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do Rajam and Mani agree they can be at the end of Chapter 2?
2. What does Mani tell Swami he plans to do to Rajam at the start of Chapter 2?
3. What does Swami tell Granny Rajam once killed?
4. Why do Swami’s friends believe Swami no longer feels they are good enough for him?
5. Who is used as Mani and Rajam’s medium when they meet at the end of Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Swami’s conversation with Granny about Rajam at the start of Chapter 3.
2. What happens at Nallapas Grove between Mani and Rajam?
3. What does the Pea tell Swami in class when Swami tells him of his new brother?
4. What does Somu explain to Swami regarding his new nickname, Tail, in Chapter 4?
5. What happens when Swami returns to school after Rajam’s visit in Chapter 5?
6. What class does Swami stare at while bored in Vendanayagam’s class in Chapter 1?
7. Why does Swami’s scripture teacher, Mr. Ebenezar, call the class idiots?
8. What happens when Swami finds his friends, including Sankar and the Pea, playing a game under a tamarind tree in Chapter 4?
9. What impresses Swami and Mani about Rajam’s house on their first visit in Chapter 3?
10. What does Mani tell Swami he plans to do to Rajam in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Swami visits Infant Standards at Albert Mission School a couple of times. Analyze Swami’s feelings toward the children in the class and interactions with the Infant Standards class. How do these moments develop the overall theme of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about how the birth of Swami’s brother develops the theme of growing up in Swami and friends.
Essay Topic 3
Swami is punished at both of his schools for various responses. Write an essay analyzing the reasons Swami is punished and the methods of punishments used at each school.
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