Long Way Home

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 underlined technical term refer?

• natural speed

• geographical position

• physical direction

• visual enlargement

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?

• I watched as the town unpixelated before my eyes. It was quite small. Too small, surely. But with a child’s perspective…

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Read the following passage from the selection from A Long Way Home.

Khandwa rang no bells whatsoever. Maybe “Ginestlay” was a part of Khandwa? A suburb? That seemed possible. I looked through the maze of alleys where my family lived, and although the image wasn’t as clear as what I would get when I looked at where I lived in Hobart, I was sure I could see the little rectangular roof of my childhood home. Of course, I’d never seen the place from above, but the building was the right shape and in precisely the correct location. I hovered over the streets for a while, astonished, trying to take it all in.

Identify phrases the author uses that are detailed descriptions of place. Choose

two options.

• rang no bells

• part of Khandwa

• seemed possible

• maze of alleys where my family lived

• rectangular roof of my childhood 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?

• calm

• fear

• excitement

• confusion

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

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.")

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 main theme of the book 'Long Way Home'?

• A) Adventure

• B) Identity and belonging

• C) Romance

• D) Science fiction

Which literary device is predominantly used in 'Long Way Home' to describe the narrator's journey?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Imagery

• D) Hyperbole

In 'Long Way Home', what does the narrator use to help find his way back to his hometown?

• A) A map

• B) A compass

• C) Google Earth

• D) A diary