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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 3, who took Saroo to his home and fed him?
(a) Railway worker.
(b) Conductor.
(c) Storekeeper.
(d) Porter.

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

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

6. How old was Saroo when he and his family had to visit his father's and his new wife's baby in Chapter 2?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

8. 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 yelled at him.
(c) She spit at him.
(d) She threw a rock at him.

9. 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) Playing with his brothers.
(c) Watching his baby sister.
(d) Trying to sleep when he was hungry.

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

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

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

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

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

15. In Chapter 6, how long after the Brierly's submitted an application to adopt, did they receive news that they could adopt Saroo?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) 10 years.
(c) A couple months.
(d) 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, where did Sue Brierly's mother flee from to Germany during the war?

2. How far away did Saroo run away shortly after Mantosh came to live with the family in Chapter 5?

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

4. In Chapter 4, how many homeless kids did Saroo say there were in Kolkata?

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?

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