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

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

3. In Chapter 3, where did Saroo learn that there were more possibilities for food in Calcutta?
(a) By a food market.
(b) Along the river.
(c) By the train station.
(d) Near a school.

4. In the Prologue, what was the name of the place where Saroo hoped to find his family?
(a) Triveni Colony.
(b) Ganesh Talai.
(c) Ghaspura.
(d) Hanuman Nagar.

5. In Chapter 2, how old was Saroo when he was circumcised?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, where did a teenager take Saroo to get help?

2. In Chapter 5, how many bedrooms did the Brierly's have in their home?

3. In Chapter 4, what was the first food that Mrs. Sood got Saroo?

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

5. In Chapter 2, what did Saroo remember that his mother usually wore?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, why did the Brierlys cancel a trip to India?

2. In Chapter 6, what happened to Sue Brierly's father?

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

4. In the Prologue, what conversation did Saroo have with a man near the place where his family lived?

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 2, what did Saroo remember about his baby sister?

7. In Chapter 3, what happened when Saroo almost drowned in the river?

8. In Chapter 1, how did Saroo's adoptive mother try to help Saroo feel at home with her and her husband?

9. In the Prologue, how does Saroo describe the place where his family used to live?

10. In Chapter 5, how did Saroo describe his new country?

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