Vocabulary
This word means a long journey in order to find or realize something
A quest.
What is the main resource Saroo uses to search for his hometown?
Google Earth.
How long did Saroo have Google Earth downloaded before finding his home?
5 years.
The feeling/emotion a reader has when reading a story
Mood.
How many years was Saroo separated from his birth family?
25 years.
This word means you are focused on one thing you cannot think about anything else
Obsessive.
What is the first landmark that Saroo sees making him believe he has found his hometown?
A water tower.
Around how many kilometers did Saroo believe he had traveled on the train on the night he got lost?
1,000km.
True or False: Saroo wants to find his way home in order to reclaim his inheritance and question his elders.
False.
What is the name of Saroo's roommate?
Byron.
Stopping is an antonym of this word
Relentless.
What is the name of Saroo's girlfriend?
Lisa.
What is the name of the train station in Kolkata?
Howrah.
What is the name of the movie about Saroo's life?
Lion
What was the name of Saroo's brother?
Guddu.
incomplete or partial would be antonyms of this word.
Thorough.
What is the name of Saroo's hometown?
Khandwa.
What was the name of the city where Saroo grew up after being adopted?
Hobart.
What word does Saroo use to describe the road next to the train station where he grew up?
Ring or horseshoe.
"Rather than randomly throwing the __________ around to find the _________. I could concentrate on a smaller portion and set it aside if it proved empty."
Needle and haystack.
Unplanned is an antonym of this word
Deliberate.
What genre would "A Long Way Home" be considered?
An autobiography or memoir.
What is the name of the STATE in Australia that Saroo grew up in?
Tasmania.
The latin suffix "ive" has three possible meanings, give me one of these meanings.
Pertaining to, tending to, or serving to do.
What caused Saroo to be "amazed and shocked" when he thought back to the being alone at the train station at five years old?
He was barefoot.