Pre-Adoption
People
Places
Post-Adoption
100
Who is the primary person who helped Saroo get adopted?
(PG 43)
Mrs. Sood
100
What is Saroo's biological younger sister's name?
(PG 14)
Shekila
100
Where was Saroo born?
Ganesh Talai, India
100
What is the island that Hobart is on?
(PG 47)
Tasmania
200
What adoption agency was Saroo under?
(PG 43)
ISSA
200
What is Saroo's mother's name? (Extra 50 points if you name both)
(PG 14)
Fatima/Kamla
200
Where was Saroo's adoptive home/ Where did he grow up?
(PG 9)
Hobart, Austrailia.
200
*Critical Thinking Question
How did Saroo's thoughts of Manosh's arrival mirror the ones he had when he was with his birth family?
*Not in Jeopardy form.
(PG 52)
He always wanted a younger sibling to take care of.
300
What is Nava Jeevan?
(PG 43)
The orphanage Saroo stayed at before his adoption.
300
Who is Saroo's adopted as well younger brother?
(PG 52)
Manosh Brierley
300
How is Kolkata significant to Saroo's adoption journey?
(PG 31 & 32)
Kolkata or Calcutta was the city Saroo was lost in, and experienced poverty living homeless on its streets.
300
*Critical Thinking Question
Why was the idea of having possessions difficult for Saroo to get used to?
*Not in Jeopardy form.
Because he went from having nothing and living on a daily survival basis to having things to hold on to and cherish.
400
Who is Asra?
(PG 45)
Saroo's childhood friend who was adopted from an Australian family too.
400
In the book, who was Saroo's most recent girlfriend, who also encouraged him to find his biological family?
(PG 128)
Lisa
400
What is the name of the train station where Saroo was left?
(Back of the Book Photo Pages: Page 12)
Burhanpur
400
What was a factor that led to Saroo beginning to search for his biological family?
(PG 61)
When he came to Canberra, he met many Indian-Born Australians who inspired him to embrace his culture. Parts of his life were remembered once agian from when he was a poor little boy in Kolkata.
500
How did Saroo become astrayed from his family?
(PG 25 & 26)
When joining his older brother Guddu on a trip to the city, he falls asleep alone on a train, transporting him across the country.
500
How did Manosh adapt differently to being adopted than Saroo? What was a cause of this? (Extra 50 points if you know How this affected Saroo?)
(PG 52)
Saroo was more quiet and reserved during his adoption transition , while Manson acted out and was rebellious. Manosh and Saroo both came from difficult pasts, but Manosh was more connected to his biological family than Saroo and came from an abusive background.( Extra: Because of Manosh's unruly behaviour and trouble adapting, Saroo's parents gave more attention to Manosh during this time, which made Saroo more jealous and strive more for their attention)
500
Where did Saroo study hospitality ?
(PG 61)
Canberra, Australia.
500
As stated on page 60, "
By the age of fourteen, I was running
off to the local pier with my friends to fool around and drink on the sly. I had a girlfriend, too." Saroo wasn't the most studious child, but when he got older what made him begin to prioritize and value his studies?
(PG 60 {Bottom}& 61{Top})
His Adoptive
Parents had made him a deal in an effort to help improve his grades, which made him realize how badly he wanted to learn as a poor, uneducated child in India.This encouraged him to try his best and work harder.