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Saroo Brierley
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A Long Way Home Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Saroo Brierley
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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) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

2. In Chapter 3, where did Saroo learn that there were more possibilities for food in Calcutta?
(a) Along the river.
(b) By the train station.
(c) By a food market.
(d) Near a school.

3. In Chapter 3, who saved Saroo from drowning?
(a) An old man.
(b) An old woman.
(c) An older boy.
(d) A holy man.

4. In Chapter 5, how long after Saroo arrived in Australia did he begin school?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) About 5 weeks.
(d) About a month.

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

6. In Chapter 4, what was the first food that Mrs. Sood got Saroo?
(a) Banana.
(b) Star fruit.
(c) Mango.
(d) Orange.

7. In Chapter 2, what instrument would be played when Saroo and his family gathered in the courtyard during the hot months of the year?
(a) Harmonium.
(b) Pepa.
(c) Kombu.
(d) Chikara.

8. In Chapter 6, how much did Sue Brierly earn at her first job?
(a) $15 a week.
(b) $20 a week.
(c) $25 a week.
(d) $30 a week.

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

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

11. How old was the author in the Prologue?
(a) 30.
(b) 28.
(c) 31.
(d) 29.

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

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

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

15. 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) Cardboard.
(b) Sheets of plywood.
(c) Rusted tin and cardboard.
(d) Bricks and mortar.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, how old was Sue Brierly when she left school and got her first job?

2. In Chapter 5, how old was it thought that Mantosh was when he arrived in Australia?

3. In the Prologue, how long had the author waited to find his old home?

4. In Chapter 1, where was Saroo born?

5. At the end of Chapter 3, where did Saroo have to hide?

(see the answer keys)

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