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

2. In Chapter 6, when were John and Sue Brierly married?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1972.

3. 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) 15 months.
(b) A little over a year.
(c) 11 months.
(d) About a year.

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

5. In Chapter 4 at the Liluah juvenile home, how many children would sleep in a bed?
(a) 1.
(b) 3 to 4.
(c) 2 to 3.
(d) 2.

6. 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) Chikara.
(b) Kombu.
(c) Pepa.
(d) Harmonium.

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

8. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what was one of the most vivid memories that Saroo had from his time in India?
(a) Playing with his brothers.
(b) Trying to sleep when he was hungry.
(c) Begging for food.
(d) Watching his baby sister.

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

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

11. In Chapter 5, what food did Saroo have when he met his new parents?
(a) Jelly beans.
(b) Apple.
(c) Chocolate bar.
(d) Banana.

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

13. In Chapter 6, where did Sue Brierly's mother flee from to Germany during the war?
(a) Hungary.
(b) Poland.
(c) Czechoslovakia.
(d) Lithuania.

14. In Chapter 5, what was the name of the suburb where Saroo went to school?
(a) Howrah.
(b) Fern Tree.
(c) Tranmere.
(d) Montrose.

15. In Chapter 4, what happened when Saroo did not follow a woman when she called him after doing their laundry?
(a) She told him to never come back to her house.
(b) She spit at him.
(c) She threw a rock at him.
(d) She yelled at him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, how did Saroo remember getting food in India?

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 the Prologue, what was the name of the place where Saroo hoped to find his family?

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