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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, what happened when Saroo did not follow a woman when she called him after doing their laundry?
(a) She yelled at him.
(b) She spit at him.
(c) She told him to never come back to her house.
(d) She threw a rock at him.

3. In Chapter 6, how old was Saroo when his mother's father died?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the baby that Sue Brierly's parents had when they emigrated to Australia?

3. In Chapter 3, who took Saroo to his home and fed him?

4. In Chapter 1, where was Saroo found when he was separated from his family?

5. In Chapter 5, how many bedrooms did the Brierly's have in their home?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, why did the Brierlys cancel a trip to India?

2. In Chapter 1, who did Saroo's new parents know who helped Saroo adjust to his new home?

3. In Chapter 6, what vision did Sue have when she was 12?

4. In Chapter 2, what did Saroo say about his mother and father?

5. What was the Liluah Juvenile detention center like that Saroo was taken to in Chapter 4?

6. In Chapter 3, what did Saroo find by the river?

7. In Chapter 1, how easily did Saroo transition to life in a new country and culture?

8. In Chapter 6, what happened to Sue Brierly's father?

9. In Chapter 2, what did Saroo remember about his baby sister?

10. In the Prologue, what conversation did Saroo have with a man near the place where his family lived?

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