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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what did Saroo choose when he was allowed to get a toy from a toy shop?

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

3. In Chapter 1, what birthdate was on Saroo's official documents?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In the Prologue, how does Saroo describe the place where his family used to live?

2. In Chapter 2, how did Saroo get lost?

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

4. In Chapter 3, what happened when Saroo almost drowned in the river?

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

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

7. In Chapter 6, who were Sue Brierly's parents, and where did they come from?

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

9. In Chapter 6, how did Sue and John Brierly meet?

10. In Chapter 5, how did Saroo describe his new country?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author encountered many dangers on the streets of Calcutta. How did the author take care of himself? What did the things he did to survive reveal about initiative?

Essay Topic 2

The author stated that he had two families. In what way did the author say that he was still the same person as he was before he went to India? What did finding his birth family change? Why did it not change the author?

Essay Topic 3

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. What is the general feeling that readers have when they read the story? How does the mood change in various sections of the book? What is the overall mood in the book?

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