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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 5, what type of boat did Saroo's new dad take him out in?

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

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

4. In Chapter 1, what was Saroo's native language?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, what aspect of life in Australia immediately appealed to Saroo, and what did he do to enjoy that aspect of life?

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

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

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

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

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

8. In The Prologue, what interaction did Saroo have with a young woman who lived next to his family's old home?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author used Google Earth in his search for his birth family. How did he use Google Earth? What did it symbolized to him?

Essay Topic 2

Saroo and his birth family lived in poverty. What did the author communicate about poverty and its effects on families through his life and experiences?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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