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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, when did Saroo land in Melbourne?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what was one of the most vivid memories that Saroo had from his time in India?

3. In Chapter 4, where did a teenager take Saroo to get help?

4. In Chapter 2, how many days a week did Saroo's mother work?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, where did Saroo travel to get to his new home?

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

3. In Chapter 1, how did Saroo's adoptive mother try to help Saroo feel at home with her and her husband?

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

5. In Chapter 5, how did Saroo interact with his new parents at the airport in Melbourne?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When the author visited his Indian family, he learned that his brother Guddu had died. How did the author feel when he learned of his brother’s death? Why did the grief overwhelm him so much when the death had happened so long ago?

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 chapters in the book are numbered and have descriptions. What do chapter titles reveal in the book? Would they be considered spoilers?

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