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

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Read the passage from A Long Way Home

"These occasional forays showed the follow of searching by town, particularly when I wasn't sure about the names. If I was going to do this, I needed to be strategic and methodical about it.

What is the controlling idea of the passage and what evidence from the text supports this idea?

• You need to have a plan to work effectively. ("If I was going to do this, I needed to be strategic and methodical about it.")

• Foolish goals have no merit. ("showed the folly of searching by town".

• Some information is better than none. ("I wasn't sure about the names.")

• Partial involvement will fail. ("These occasional forays showed the folly.")

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

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

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

In the selection from A Long Way Home, what does the narrator remember about his original hometown? Choose two options.

• the language spoken there

• the name of the state

• the railway station

• the mountains

• the ocean

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

In the selection from A Long Way Home, why does the narrator’s girlfriend sometimes close his laptop and put it away?

• She wants him to give up his search.

• She believes that he is becoming too absorbed.

• She wants him to participate in the conversation.

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

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In the selection from A Long Way Home, what are the narrator’s reasons for looking for his long-lost home? Choose two options.

• to question his elders

• to understand his past

• to reclaim his inheritance

• to speak his native tongue

• to reconnect with his family

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Describe the relationship that Carlotta has with the white boy from New York City in Chapter 1?

• They become very good friends.

• They despise each other.

• They criticize each other's skin color.

• They cannot play due to their different skin color.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Based on the text describing Lisa (his girlfriend), “she sees how obsessive he is…..”, what is the authors point of view about her attitude towards Saroo’s search for his family?

• She will be supportive of his search

• She will not be supportive of his search

• She will be angry about his search

• none of the above

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which excerpt from the text supports the opinion that Saroo felt determined to complete his search for his family?

• “Immediately it became clear that progress would be slow.”

• “Brierley continues his in-depth examination of the train lines each night.”

• “Weeks and then months passed with my spending hours at a time every couple of nights on the laptop.”

• None of the above

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1