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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 break on the school during the school protest after Gauri Sankar’s arrest?
2. Who does Swami go to see to try to get a note staying he can not go to drill for the week?
3. After stopping a village boy on a bullock drawn cart, who do Swami and his friends tell the boy they are?
4. From which old friend does Rajam receive a letter while the boys are choosing cricket equipment?
5. Who does Swami realize is the ball picker at the club in Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Swami feel he needs to runaway to after leaving Board School in Chapter 15 and what does he plan to do there?
2. Which exam question does Swami find easiest and why does he second guess his answer when he speaks with his classmates?
3. How does Rajam offer to help Swami try to make it to practice on time in Chapter 14?
4. How do Rajam, Mani, and Swami treat the young cart driver who passes them in Chapter 11?
5. How does Swami react when his headmaster canes him for missing drill for a whole week?
6. Describe the protest at the start of Chapter 12.
7. What does Rajam think of Swami’s actions during the protest?
8. What does Mani do to students after they are dismissed for vacation and how does Swami join him?
9. What does Swami become obsessed with obtaining while on vacation in Chapter 10 and what is it exactly?
10. How do Mani, Rajam, and Swami go about ordering equipment for their new cricket team in Chapter 13?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Swami’s tone with his mother and grandmother and his tone with his father.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
The story is told entirely from Swami’s perspective. Analyze the author’s choice to tell the story from Swami’s point of view. How does viewing the events from Swami’s point of view affect the plot?
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