1. Which school did Swami attend?
2. What did Swami hope would happen to the school building?
3. What excuse did Swami first give to his mother for not going to school?
4. What is a 'jutka' as mentioned in the story?
5. According to Swami, how long has the geography teacher been teaching the same lesson?
6. Where was Swami lying at 9:30 AM when he should have been in the prayer hall?
7. What was Father’s advice to avoid headaches on Mondays?
8. Why was Swami reluctant to go late to Samuel’s class?
9. What "lurid account" did Swami give about Samuel’s method of caning?
10. How did Swami’s father react to the description of Samuel’s violence?
11. What did Father do to ensure the Headmaster took action against Samuel?
12. Swami felt like the "worst perjurer on earth." What does 'perjurer' mean?
13. What color was the school building?
14. What physical feature of Samuel galled Swami with sorrow?
15. What "solution" did Swami find to delay delivering the letter?
16. What was Samuel teaching when Swami arrived half an hour late?
17. How did Samuel react when Swami said his father insisted he shouldn't miss class?
18. What reason did Swami give for not doing his homework?
19. Which subject did Samuel teach during the last period?
20. What date did Swami shout out as the arrival of Vasco da Gama?
