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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In Chapter 3, how far would Saroo go into the river?
(a) To his ankles.
(b) To his neck.
(c) To his knees.
(d) To his waist.

3. In Chapter 4, what did Saroo choose when he was allowed to get a toy from a toy shop?
(a) Truck.
(b) Pickup sticks.
(c) Car.
(d) Dominoes.

4. In Chapter 1, how did Saroo remember getting food in India?
(a) Go through garbage.
(b) Sit on the side of the road and beg.
(c) Wander through crowds begging.
(d) Take a pot to people's houses and beg for food.

5. In Chapter 1, what was Saroo's native language?
(a) Hindi.
(b) Urdu.
(c) Bengali.
(d) Punjabi.

6. In Chapter 1, what map was on the wall of Saroo's bedroom?
(a) India.
(b) Asia.
(c) Australia.
(d) World.

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

8. In the Prologue, what color was the young woman wearing that Saroo spoke to?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

9. In Chapter 1, where was Saroo found when he was separated from his family?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Chennai.
(c) New Delhi.
(d) Mumbai.

10. In Chapter 6 in 1987, how many children in India under the age of ten died from illness or starvation?
(a) 750,000.
(b) About 10 million.
(c) 100,000.
(d) Around 14 million.

11. What was the name of the baby that Sue Brierly's parents had when they emigrated to Australia?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Sally.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Mary.

12. In Chapter 1 after Saroo was adopted, how long did it take for him to be able to explain that a train took him to Calcutta?
(a) A little over a year.
(b) 11 months.
(c) 15 months.
(d) About a year.

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

14. In Chapter 1, what film did Saroo's parents take him to that made him cry?
(a) Aakrosh.
(b) The Burning Train.
(c) Salaam Bombay!
(d) Qurbani.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter 2, how old was Saroo when he was circumcised?

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

4. In Chapter 1, where did Saroo and his Mum go to visit other kids who had been adopted from the same Calcutta orphanage?

5. In Chapter 4, what was a boy doing when Saroo saw him, and then the boy invited Saroo to stay with his family?

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