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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 1, where was Saroo born?
(a) Mumbai.
(b) Lucknow.
(c) Ginestlay.
(d) Hyderabad.

4. In the Prologue, when was the last time that the author stood near his family's home in India?
(a) When he was 3.
(b) When he was 5.
(c) When he was 6.
(d) When he was 7.

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

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

7. In Chapter 2, how old was Saroo when he was circumcised?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 3 months.

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

9. In Chapter 6, where did Sue Brierly's parents emigrate from after World War II?
(a) Central Europe.
(b) Germany.
(c) Eastern Europe.
(d) Poland.

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

11. In Chapter 4, how many homeless kids did Saroo say there were in Kolkata?
(a) Perhaps 100,000.
(b) 75,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) About 125,000.

12. At the end of Chapter 3, where did Saroo have to hide?
(a) Garbage heap.
(b) Sewage pipe.
(c) Abandoned train car.
(d) Shack.

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

14. In Chapter 2, what might the children be given to drink?
(a) Chaach.
(b) Kokum sherbet.
(c) Milk.
(d) Chai.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Sue Brierly born?

2. In Chapter 5, what type of boat did Saroo's new dad take him out in?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 3, how many dead people did Saroo see lying among piles or rubbish?

4. In Chapter 1, when did Saroo go to Australia to live?

5. In Chapter 1, what was Saroo's native language?

(see the answer keys)

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