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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. When was Sue Brierly born?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1955.

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

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

14. 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 laundry.
(b) Carrying goods on a handcart.
(c) Buying food.
(d) Washing windows.

15. What issues did Saroo have when he arrived in Australia in Chapter 5?
(a) Asthma, missing teeth, and schistosomiasis.
(b) Intestinal tapeworm, broken teeth, and a heart murmur.
(c) Malaria and intestinal parasites.
(d) Tuberculosis and broken teeth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, where did John Brierly's family emigrate from?

3. In Chapter 5, where were members of the Indian community in Hobart from?

4. In Chapter 6, how old was John Brierly when he met Sue?

5. In Chapter 3, who saved Saroo from drowning?

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