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

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

3. Which team has accepted the M.C.C.’s challenge at the start of Chapter 15?

4. Why do the boys not send their letters to Sankar after they write them in Chapter 12?

5. Who tells Swami he can get him an old cycle wheel for five rupees?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Swami’s father get in the way of his fun once his father is on vacation from work?

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

3. How does Swami impress his teammates at their first cricket practice and what nickname does he earn?

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

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

6. What does Rajam scold Mani for at the beginning of Chapter 11 while sitting but the trunk road?

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

8. How does Swam’s headmaster react when Rajam tells him his father is the Police Superintendent?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Swami experiences personal changes throughout the novel. In what ways does Swami change and in what ways does Swami remain the same? How do these changes develop the theme of growing up?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay defining friendship from Eleanor’s perspective. How important is friendship to Swami and in what ways does it affect his behavior at school or at home?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the voice of Swami’s father. Use specific adjectives and examples from the text and analyze whether this is a positive or negative voice.

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