from A Long Way Home

In the selection "A Long Way Home", what does the narrator remember about his original hometown? Choose TWO.

• the language spoken there

• the name of the state

• the railway station

• the mountains

How does the narrator use Google Earth to search for his original home?

• He focuses on every train station in India to find the one he remembers

• He starts at Kolkata and searches the train lines working outward

• He scans the entire map of India to find landmarks he recalls.

• He traces the rivers of India from the sea inland

Why does the narrator's girlfriend sometimes close his laptop and put it away?

• She wants him to give up his search.

• She believes he is becoming too absorbed.

• She wants him to participate in the conversation.

• She fears that he will never succeed in finding his home.

What are the narrator's reasons for looking for his long-lost home?

• to question his elders

• to understand his past

• to reclaim his inheritance

• to speak his native tongue

• to reconnect with his family

What is the first landmark found by the narrator that makes him believe that he may have found his destination?

• a school

• a windmill

• an alleyway

• a water tower

Which of the following situation BEST illustrates the word quest?

• Alex has trouble understanding the author's ideas

• Bonita will ride her horse in annual competitions

• Caroline always raises her hand during presentations

• Damon has been looking for the perfect winter hike for years now.

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.

• You determine where the dirt is and focus on cleaning that

• You divide your room into quadrants and clean a bit of each

• You are careful to dust and vacuum every inch of the room.

• You use cleaning products that mask any unpleasant odors.

If a runner relentlessly trains for a race, which of the following is MOST LIKELY to be true?

• She does not accept help from a trainer

• She runs faster each day that she

  trains

• She acts harshly toward fellow runners

• She exercises intensely and constantly

How does the narrator feel about his search?

• He is certain that he will find his former home

• He feels that he has embarked on a foolish quest

• he worries that his family members are no longer alive

• He struggles to manage and communicate his conflicting emotions

What is the controlling idea in a memoir?

• details that work together to help readers picture the author

• the author's main message or personal insight that he or she wishes to share with readers

• the way in which the author controls the ideas in a memoir

• the past event or situation that the author remembers and that the reader must infer from text evidence