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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 Rajam call Swami’s headmaster at the end of Chapter 14?
2. What is NOT one of the places Swami’s father attempted to search for Swami prior to looking for his body in the river?
3. After leaving a second school, what does Swami feel he is going to have to do?
4. Despite the oppressive summer heat, which part of day do Mani, Rajam, and Swami find most fascinating according to Chapter 10?
5. What does Swami break on the school during the school protest after Gauri Sankar’s arrest?
Short Essay Questions
1. What plan does Rajam concoct to help Swami after the coachman steals Swami’s money?
2. What is Swami’s life like at Board School, which gets in the way of his cricket practice?
3. Which exam question does Swami find easiest and why does he second guess his answer when he speaks with his classmates?
4. How does the coachman tell Swami he can help him get a hoop?
5. Describe the protest at the start of Chapter 12.
6. How does the headmaster punish those students who did not attend school and joined the protest instead in Chapter 12?
7. What does Rajam think of Swami’s actions during the protest?
8. Where does Swami feel he needs to runaway to after leaving Board School in Chapter 15 and what does he plan to do there?
9. How does Swami react when his headmaster canes him for missing drill for a whole week?
10. How does Swami impress his teammates at their first cricket practice and what nickname does he earn?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write an essay describing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about how the birth of Swami’s brother develops the theme of growing up in Swami and friends.
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