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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how many homeless kids did Saroo say there were in Kolkata?
(a) About 125,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) Perhaps 100,000.
(d) 75,000.

2. In Chapter 1, who did Saroo remember were in the family he lost?
(a) Mother, two sisters, and a brother.
(b) Father, mother, two sisters, and two brothers.
(c) Father, mother, sister, and brother.
(d) Mother, sister, and two brothers.

3. In Chapter 6, where did Sue Brierly's mother flee from to Germany during the war?
(a) Lithuania.
(b) Poland.
(c) Czechoslovakia.
(d) Hungary.

4. In Chapter 2, how many eggs did Saroo and his brothers steal and manage to get home unbroken?
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

5. In Chapter 6, how long after the Brierly's submitted an application to adopt, did they receive news that they could adopt Saroo?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) A couple months.
(d) A few weeks.

6. In Chapter 3, who took Saroo to his home and fed him?
(a) Conductor.
(b) Storekeeper.
(c) Porter.
(d) Railway worker.

7. In Chapter 2, what might the children be given to drink?
(a) Chaach.
(b) Kokum sherbet.
(c) Milk.
(d) Chai.

8. In the Prologue, how long had the author waited to find his old home?
(a) 27 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 22 years.

9. In Chapter 4, what was the house made of where a boy and his mother allowed Saroo to stay at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Bricks and mortar.
(b) Sheets of plywood.
(c) Cardboard.
(d) Rusted tin and cardboard.

10. In Chapter 2, what did Saroo remember that his mother usually wore?
(a) Blue sari.
(b) Yellow sari.
(c) Green sari.
(d) Red sari.

11. In Chapter 5, how old was Saroo when his parents adopted another child from India?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

12. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what was one of the most vivid memories that Saroo had from his time in India?
(a) Watching his baby sister.
(b) Trying to sleep when he was hungry.
(c) Playing with his brothers.
(d) Begging for food.

13. In Chapter 2, what did Shekila begin eating when she was two?
(a) Manure.
(b) Charcoal.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Bugs.

14. How old was Saroo when he and his family had to visit his father's and his new wife's baby in Chapter 2?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

15. In Chapter 3, how far would Saroo go into the river?
(a) To his waist.
(b) To his knees.
(c) To his neck.
(d) To his ankles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what was Saroo's favorite toy that the Brierly's gave him when he arrived?

2. What was the name of the baby that Sue Brierly's parents had when they emigrated to Australia?

3. In Chapter 6 in 1987, how many children in India under the age of ten died from illness or starvation?

4. In Chapter 5, what was the name of the suburb where Saroo went to school?

5. In the Prologue, when was the last time that the author stood near his family's home in India?

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