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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, how much did Sue Brierly earn at her first job?
(a) $20 a week.
(b) $30 a week.
(c) $15 a week.
(d) $25 a week.

3. In Chapter 1 after Saroo was adopted, how long did it take for him to be able to explain that a train took him to Calcutta?
(a) A little over a year.
(b) About a year.
(c) 11 months.
(d) 15 months.

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

5. In Chapter 1, where did Saroo grow up?
(a) North Hobart.
(b) Battery Point.
(c) Hobart.
(d) Sandy Bay.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, when did Saroo go to Australia to live?

2. In Chapter 2, what did Shekila begin eating when she was two?

3. In Chapter 4, what were the names of the boys who had recently left the orphanage for Australia?

4. In Chapter 4, how many homeless kids did Saroo say there were in Kolkata?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, who were Sue Brierly's parents, and where did they come from?

3. In Chapter 2, what did Saroo remember about his baby sister?

4. In Chapter 3, what did Saroo find by the river?

5. At the end of Chapter 3, who was kind to Saroo, and why did Saroo run from him and people the man knew?

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

7. In Chapter 5, what aspect of life in Australia immediately appealed to Saroo, and what did he do to enjoy that aspect of life?

8. In Chapter 2, how did Saroo get lost?

9. In Chapter 4, how did Saroo get invited to someone's home after he quit hanging around the railway station?

10. In Chapter 1, how easily did Saroo transition to life in a new country and culture?

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