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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 8, how long did Saroo think he had spent on the train that took him to Kolkata when he was a child?
2. In Chapter 10, how long was the trip from Indore to Khandwa?
3. In Chapter 9, what was the most distinct landmark that Saroo remembered from his hometown?
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 9, who was the first person Saroo told about finding his hometown other than Lisa?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 11, how had Kallu been affected by Guddu's death and Saroo's disappearance?
2. In Chapter 12, who was Rochak, and how did he help Saroo?
3. In Chapter 10, what things did Saroo see as he drove from the airport to his hotel?
4. In Chapter 9, what was the fountain like that Saroo remembered from his hometown?
5. How did Saroo get obsessed with his search in Chapter 8?
6. In Chapter 9, why did Saroo decide to go to India alone?
7. In Chapter 12, why did Saroo have to hire a manager?
8. In Chapter 12, what assurance did Saroo's mother have that he was not dead?
9. In Chapter 9 when Saroo found Khandwa, what familiar landmarks did he see?
10. In Chapter 9, how did Saroo find Burhanpur?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The chapters in the book are numbered and have descriptions. What do chapter titles reveal in the book? Would they be considered spoilers?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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