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

2. What does Swami’s scripture teacher call the students for believing in their gods rather than Jesus?

3. How does Swami feel when his Granny tells him about his new brother?

4. Whose leg is Swami surprised to see he is scratching at in Rajam’s room in Chapter 6?

5. Whose house do Mani and Swami visit where they are met by a police officer in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Mani and Swami surprised to see when they arrive at Rajam’s house in Chapter 5 and why are they there?

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

3. Describe Swami’s conversation with Granny about Rajam at the start of Chapter 3.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Swami’s behavior and emotions are different when outside in nature versus when he is inside at home or school. Analyze these differences and discuss their significance to the one or two themes of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Without attempting to seek it, Swami experiences the political and religious conflict of the times. Analyze the moments when these conflicts enter Swami’s world and describe how they affect Swami.

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