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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what was Saroo's favorite toy that the Brierly's gave him when he arrived?
(a) Koala bear.
(b) Legoes.
(c) Tonka truck.
(d) Teddy bear.

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

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

4. In Chapter 4, where did a teenager take Saroo to get help?
(a) Police station.
(b) City offices.
(c) Orphanage.
(d) Mosque.

5. In Chapter 2, what was the only thing that Saroo remembered his father giving them?
(a) Bedding.
(b) Rubber flip-flops.
(c) Shorts.
(d) Shirts.

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

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

8. In Chapter 1, what birthdate was on Saroo's official documents?
(a) April 3, 1982.
(b) August 15, 1983.
(c) January 2, 1980.
(d) May 22, 1981.

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

10. In the Prologue, how long had the author waited to find his old home?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 27 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 22 years.

11. In Chapter 5, what type of boat did Saroo's new dad take him out in?
(a) Kayak.
(b) Canoe.
(c) Row boat.
(d) Catamaran.

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

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

14. In Chapter 1, where did Saroo and his Mum go to visit other kids who had been adopted from the same Calcutta orphanage?
(a) Melbourne.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Brisbane.
(d) Sydney.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, what food did Saroo have when he met his new parents?

3. In Chapter 1, what film did Saroo's parents take him to that made him cry?

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

5. In Chapter 5, what was the name of the suburb where Saroo went to school?

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