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

2. In Chapter 12, what dish that his mother cooked in his childhood did Saroo remember?

3. At the end of Chapter 7, where did Saroo go to work?

4. In Chapter 10, when did Saroo leave his hotel after arriving in Khandwa?

5. In Chapter 8, why did Saroo move back to his parents' home?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 10, how did Saroo's mother know that he was her son?

6. In Chapter 12, what assurance did Saroo's mother have that he was not dead?

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

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

9. In Chapter 9, why did Saroo decide to go to India alone?

10. In Chapter 7, what did Saroo do after his parents issued an ultimatum?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story is told from the author’s point of view. How does the point of view affect readers and help them identify with the author?

Essay Topic 2

The author’s story begins when he was five and ends when he is a young man. How did the experiences that the author had help him grow, mature, and become a responsible young man?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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