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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how old was Saroo's brother Guddu when he went to work washing dishes?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

2. In Chapter 2, how many days a week did Saroo's mother work?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

3. In Chapter 2, what did Saroo remember that his mother usually wore?
(a) Blue sari.
(b) Green sari.
(c) Yellow sari.
(d) Red sari.

4. In Chapter 2, what did Shekila begin eating when she was two?
(a) Bugs.
(b) Charcoal.
(c) Manure.
(d) Dirt.

5. What issues did Saroo have when he arrived in Australia in Chapter 5?
(a) Intestinal tapeworm, broken teeth, and a heart murmur.
(b) Tuberculosis and broken teeth.
(c) Asthma, missing teeth, and schistosomiasis.
(d) Malaria and intestinal parasites.

6. In Chapter 6, how old was Saroo when his mother's father died?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

7. In Chapter 5, how many bedrooms did the Brierly's have in their home?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

8. How old was Saroo when he and his family had to visit his father's and his new wife's baby in Chapter 2?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

9. In Chapter 5, how old was it thought that Mantosh was when he arrived in Australia?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

10. In Chapter 5, how old was Saroo when his parents adopted another child from India?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

11. How far away did Saroo run away shortly after Mantosh came to live with the family in Chapter 5?
(a) Local bus depot around the corner.
(b) Restaurant two blocks from home.
(c) A neighbor's half a block away.
(d) Library down the street.

12. In Chapter 1, who did Saroo remember were in the family he lost?
(a) Mother, sister, and two brothers.
(b) Mother, two sisters, and a brother.
(c) Father, mother, sister, and brother.
(d) Father, mother, two sisters, and two brothers.

13. In Chapter 5, when did Saroo land in Melbourne?
(a) August 3, 1987.
(b) October 29, 1987.
(c) September 25, 1987.
(d) July 13, 1987.

14. In Chapter 4, what was the house made of where a boy and his mother allowed Saroo to stay at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Bricks and mortar.
(b) Rusted tin and cardboard.
(c) Sheets of plywood.
(d) Cardboard.

15. In Chapter 6, how old was John Brierly when he met Sue?
(a) 24.
(b) 19.
(c) 23.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6 in 1987, how many children in India under the age of ten died from illness or starvation?

2. In Chapter 2, what fruit would Saroo try to shoot down to eat?

3. In Chapter 1, where was Saroo found when he was separated from his family?

4. In the Prologue, when was the last time that the author stood near his family's home in India?

5. In Chapter 1, where did Saroo grow up?

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