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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. In Chapter 12, how did Saroo communicate with his family in India?

2. In Chapter 9, what was the population of Khandwa?

3. In Chapter 10, where was Kallu living?

4. In Chapter 9 when Saroo found his hometown, how long had it been since he dowloaded Google Earth?

5. In Chapter 10, what was the name of the woman who helped translate for Saroo and his birth mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, how did Saroo describe that area that he decided to search on Google Earth and what did he wonder about the search?

2. In Chapter 10, what things did Saroo see as he drove from the airport to his hotel?

3. In Chapter 12, who was Rochak, and how did he help Saroo?

4. In Chapter 11, how had Kallu been affected by Guddu's death and Saroo's disappearance?

5. in Chapter 10, how did Saroo describe the place where his family once lived?

6. In Chapter 9, how did Saroo find Burhanpur?

7. In Chapter 12, how did Saroo stay in touch with his Indian family?

8. In Chapter 12, why did Saroo have to hire a manager?

9. In Chapter 9, why did Saroo decide to go to India alone?

10. In Chapter 7, what did Saroo do after his parents issued an ultimatum?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There was a Hindu saying that “Everything is written” (217). What does that saying mean? What do Hindu’s believe about destiny? Why does the author believe that everything that happened to him was his destiny?

Essay Topic 2

The chapters in the book are numbered and have descriptions. What do chapter titles reveal in the book? Would they be considered spoilers?

Essay Topic 3

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. What is the general feeling that readers have when they read the story? How does the mood change in various sections of the book? What is the overall mood in the book?

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