Comprehension
What is the first landmark found by the narrator of the selection from A Long
Way Home that makes him believe that he may have found his destination?
a. a school
b. a windmill
c. an alleyway
d. a water tower
d. a water tower
Why does Saroo provide so many details about his thought process?
a. to make the story more difficult to understand
b. to complain about the long process to find his family
c. to make sure the reader learned more about using Google Earth
d. to invite the reader into his journey
d. to invite the reader into his journey
What point of view is the memoir "A Long Way Home" written in?
a. First person
b. Second person
c. Third person
d. Third person omniscient
a. First person
Who was Saroo's roommate right after college?
a. Lisa
b. Byron
c. Bryan
d. David
b. Byron
Which of the following situations best illustrates the word quest?
a. Alex has trouble understanding the author’s ideas.
b. Bonita will ride her horse in the annual competition.
c. Caroline always raises her hand during the presentations.
d. Damon has been looking for the perfect winter hike for years now.
d. Damon has been looking for the perfect winter hike for years now.
In the selection from A Long Way Home, why does the narrator’s girlfriend
sometimes close his laptop and put it away?
a. She wants him to give up his search.
b. She believes that he is becoming too absorbed.
c. She wants him to participate in the conversation.
d. She fears that he will never succeed in finding his home.
b. She believes that he is becoming too absorbed.
According to the text, Brierley was looking for the "B" town. Which of the following is the "B" town he was looking for?
a. Burhanpur
b. Baltimore
c. Bangladesh
d. Baxter
a. Burhanpur
In paragraph 41, Brierly writes he was "frozen with excitement, terrified to go on" when he sees what he thinks is his hometown?
a. It was cold in his apartment and he was afraid to get up.
b. He was excited to find his favorite water tower and afraid it wouldn't be there when he got to India
c. He was excited to have possibly found his hometown, but afraid it might be the wrong place
d. He was excited to ask Lisa to marry him, but afraid she would say no
c. He was excited to have possibly found his hometown, but afraid it might be the wrong place
Why did Saroo hop on a random train?
a. He wanted an adventure
b. He was tired and wanted to rest on the train
c. He was looking for his brother
d. He was looking for his mother
c. He was looking for his brother
If you do a thorough cleaning of your room, which of the following is most likely to be true? Base your answer on the meaning of thorough.
a. You determine where the dirt is and focus on cleaning that part.
b. You divide your room into quadrants and clean a bit of each.
c. You are careful to dust and vacuum every inch of the room.
d. You use cleaning products that mask any unpleasant odors.
c. You are careful to dust and vacuum every inch of the room.
In the selection from A Long Way Home, what are the narrator’s reasons for looking for his long-lost home? Choose two options.
a. to question his elders
b. to understand his past
c. to reclaim his inheritance
d. to speak his native tongue
e. to reconnect with his family
b. to understand his past
e. to reconnect with his family
Read the following excerpt from the selection from A Long Way Home.
Could it be—perhaps it was the ring road I used to be able to see from the platform! Was it possible? I closed my eyes and went back twenty four years in time to when I would walk to the station’s exit and see the ring road with an island in the middle. I thought to myself, This is unique; I haven’t seen this before.
Which word best describes the mood the author creates in this excerpt?
a. calm
b. fear
c. excitement
d. confusion
c. excitement
Read this sentence from the selection from A Long Way Home.
I zoomed back in and re-examined the ring road, the water tower, the overpass, and they were all positioned where I remembered them.
To what does the term zoomed refer?
a. natural speed
b. geographical position
c. physical direction
d. visual enlargement
d. visual enlargement
Where did Saroo first end up after the "wrong train" ordeal?
a. He was adopted by a married a couple in Australia
b. He ended up in an orphanage in Kolkata
c. He never got off the train
d. He ended up living in a village with other lost children
b. He ended up in an orphanage in Kolkata
If a runner relentlessly trains for a race, which of the following is most likely to be true? Base your answer on the meaning of relentlessly.
a. She does not accept help from a trainer.
b. She runs faster each day that she trains.
c. She acts harshly toward fellow runners.
d. She exercises intensely and constantly.
d. She exercises intensely and constantly.
In the selection from A Long Way Home, what does the narrator remember about his original hometown? Choose two options.
a. the language spoken there
b. the name of the state
c. the railway station
d. the mountains
e. the ocean
a. the language spoken there
c. the railway station
Read the following passage from the selection from A Long Way Home.
Weeks and then months passed with my spending hours at a time every couple of nights on the laptop. Byron made sure I spent other nights out in the real world so I didn’t become an Internet recluse.
Which of the following statements best reveals the author’s feeling about his roommate, Byron?
a. He resented Byron for making him get out of the house.
b. He thought Byron should spend less time partying.
c. He appreciated Byron’s friendship.
d. He was jealous of Byron’s life.
c. He appreciated Byron’s friendship.
In the selection from A Long Way Home, what is especially difficult about the narrator’s search?
a. The search covers a huge area.
b. The search is in a foreign country.
c. The narrator no longer speaks Hindi.
d. The narrator remembers no landmarks.
a. The search covers a huge area.
What year did Saroo meet Lisa?
a. 2011
b. 2010
c. 2012
d. 2013
b. 2010
Sarah went to Egypt in search of mummified kings. Which word BEST defines Sarah's trip?
a. Exploration
b. Vacation
c. Expedition
d. Adventure
c. Expedition
In the selection from A Long Way Home, how does the narrator use Google
Earth to search for his original home?
a. He focuses on every train station in India to find the one he remembers.
b. He starts at Kolkata and searches the train lines working outward.
c. He scans the entire map of India to find landmarks he recalls.
d. He traces the rivers of India from the sea inland.
b. He starts at Kolkata and searches the train lines working outward.
Which sentence from the selection from A Long Way Home is the best example of the author’s use of descriptive details about his emotions?
a. I watched as the town unpixelated before my eyes. It was quite small. Too small, surely. But with a child’s perspective…
b. I finished work with Dad at five p.m., and by five-thirty I would be back at the laptop, slowly advancing along train tracks and studying the towns they led to.
c. I thought my Indian friends from college might be able to help, especially Amreen, whose father would likely have a more educated guess, so I got in touch with them.
d. The first time I zoomed in on Howrah Station, looking at the rows of ridged gray platform roofs and all the tracks spilling out of it like the fraying end of a rope, I was amazed and shocked that I’d once trod barefoot along these walkways.
d. The first time I zoomed in on Howrah Station, looking at the rows of ridged gray platform roofs and all the tracks spilling out of it like the fraying end of a rope, I was amazed and shocked that I’d once trod barefoot along these walkways.
Which of these excerpts from A Long Way Home best supports the answer to Part A?
a. I came from a place where Muslims and Hindus lived in close proximity and where Hindi was spoken. Those things were true of most of India.
b. I had my doubts: in the eastern part of the country, the region took in some of the Himalayas, which wasn’t right, and part of the Ganges Delta, which looked much too lush and fertile to be my home.
c. It was a staggering amount of territory, covering some 962,300 square kilometers, over a quarter of India’s huge landmass.
d. Sometimes I skipped along a bit but then nervously went back to repeat a section, reminding myself that if I wasn’t methodical, I could never be sure I’d looked everywhere.
c. It was a staggering amount of territory, covering some 962,300 square kilometers, over a quarter of India’s huge landmass.
What do the details of Saroo's search suggest about his personality?
a. He is a very happy person
b. He is a lazy person
c. He is a hard worker
d. He is persistent
d. He is persistent
a. You need a valid password to log into the network
b. Ashley's mom became pregnant with a valid baby
c. Jonah was too valid to go for a run.
d. If you want to convince me, you had better use valid reasons
a. You need a valid password to log into the network
d. If you want to convince me, you had better use valid reasons