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1. 1.

   Multiple Choice Questions

   Tick (√) the correct answer in each.

   1. Why was Swaminathan's father sneering at him?
      1. Swami was a coward.
      2. His father wanted to inspire him.
      3. His father wanted to explain that courage has nothing to do with age or strength.
      4. All of these 
   2. Why did Swaminathan not want to sleep in the office?
      1. It was a dusty room.
      2. He was scared to sleep alone.
      3. He feared the room had scorpions behind commerce books.
      4. He feared the room had scorpions behind law books.
   3. What concession did Swami's father allow when Swami agreed to sleep alone?
      1. He allowed him to leave the door open
      2. He allowed him a lamp.
      3. He allowed him to sleep in the room with the door half open.
      4. He allowed him to sleep alone from next month.
   4. How can we overcome our fears?
      1. by facing them
      2. by running away 
      3. by talking about them to a wise person 
      4. by ignoring fears
2. 2.

   What was Swami's father reading about in the newspaper?

3. 3.

   What was the frightful proposition made by Swaminathan's father?

4. 4.

   What happened in Swami's sleep? Describe what he experienced, in detail.

5. 5.

   Why did Swaminathan feel cut off from humanity?

6. 6.

   Why did Swaminathan feel that the boy who fought the tiger was not a boy but a monster?