A Long Way Home

Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

PROLOGUE-CHAPTER 4

Reading Check

1. Who is Saroo meeting in the Prologue?

2. Where does Saroo tell his family he is from?

3. What does Saroo see that prompts him to wonder if his family assumes he is dead?

4. Where does Saroo hide from the railway worker after he escapes his home?

5. In what juvenile detention center is Saroo kept before being transferred to an adoption agency?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What do Saroo’s adopted parents do to make Saroo feel welcomed in Australia? How does Saroo initially feel about his new home?

2. How does Saroo’s biological father’s abandonment impact Saroo’s family?

3. What prejudices does Saroo experience while he is in India? How does it contribute to his feelings of isolation?

4. How does Saroo become separated from his family? How does he attempt to reunite with them?

5. What are some of the dangers Saroo encounters while living on the streets of Kolkata?

Paired Resource

“Seeing the New India Through the Eyes of an Invisible Woman”