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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 11, how far was it from where Shekila was living to Khandwa?

2. In Chapter 7, when Amreen asked her father about towns anmed "Brahmapur" (130), how many places did he mention with a name that was similar?

3. In Chapter 8, what would Lisa do if Saroo spent too much time on his laptop?

4. In Chapter 8, how far did Saroo estimate that he might have traveled on the train that took him to Kolkata?

5. In Chapter 12, how did Saroo communicate with his family in India?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what things did Saroo see as he drove from the airport to his hotel?

2. In Chapter 11, who heard about Saroo's story and showed up at his mother's home?

3. In Chapter 11, how had Kallu been affected by Guddu's death and Saroo's disappearance?

4. in Chapter 10, how did Saroo describe the place where his family once lived?

5. In Chapter 9, how did Saroo find Burhanpur?

6. In Chapter 8, how did Saroo describe that area that he decided to search on Google Earth and what did he wonder about the search?

7. In Chapter 8, why was progress slow as Saroo searched Google Earth?

8. In Chapter 12, why did Saroo have to hire a manager?

9. In Chapter 7, what ultimatum did Saroo's parents give him and why?

10. In Chapter 12, how did Saroo stay in touch with his Indian family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eventually the author’s search for his birth family consumed him. How did the author’s search change from an on-again-off-again project? Why would he have been considered to be obsessed with his search after a while?

Essay Topic 2

A Long Way Home is about the author’s life and search to find his birth family. Why did the author write about his life and search to find his birth family? What did he hope others would gain from the book?

Essay Topic 3

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

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