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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 1, when did Saroo go to Australia to live?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1988.

2. In Chapter 4, what were the names of the boys who had recently left the orphanage for Australia?
(a) Daya and Tash.
(b) Odan and Garg.
(c) Abdul and Musa.
(d) Aga and Caru.

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

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

5. In Chapter 2, how old was Saroo's brother Guddu when he went to work washing dishes?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

6. In Chapter 4, what color was the book that Saroo's new parents created for him with photographs of them and their home?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

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

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

9. In Chapter 5, where were members of the Indian community in Hobart from?
(a) Botswana, Libya, and India.
(b) India, Niger, and Sudan.
(c) Fiji, South Africa, and India.
(d) India, Kenya, and Ghana.

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

11. In Chapter 2, what fruit would Saroo try to shoot down to eat?
(a) Mangosteen.
(b) Mango.
(c) Star fruit.
(d) Tamarind.

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

13. In Chapter 4, what was a boy doing when Saroo saw him, and then the boy invited Saroo to stay with his family?
(a) Carrying goods on a handcart.
(b) Washing windows.
(c) Buying food.
(d) Carrying laundry.

14. In Chapter 6, how old was Sue Brierly when she left school and got her first job?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

15. At the beginning of Chapter 3, how many dead people did Saroo see lying among piles or rubbish?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how far would Saroo go into the river?

2. In Chapter 1, who did Saroo remember were in the family he lost?

3. In Chapter 2, what did Saroo remember he had for bedding in India?

4. In Chapter 2, what might the children be given to drink?

5. In Chapter 1, where was Saroo born?

(see the answer keys)

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