Home and Identity

According to the speaker, what is the simple question that brings complicated answers these days?

• Where were you born and raised?

• Where do you pay your taxes?

• Where do you come from?

• Where do you see your doctor?

What percentage of the speaker's blood and ancestry comes from India?

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

• None

Which country does the speaker consider as their home based on where they were born and raised?

• India

• England

• United States

• Japan

What does the speaker mean by saying, 'I've had to carry around this funny little pink card with green lines running through my face identifying me as a permanent alien.'?

• The speaker has an unusual identification card.

• The speaker is an extraterrestrial being.

• The speaker is a permanent resident in the United States.

• The speaker is an illegal immigrant.

Where has the speaker been living for the last 25 years?

• India

• England

• United States

• Japan

What does the speaker mean by saying, 'Home for them is really a work in progress.'?

• People are constantly renovating their homes.

• People are always searching for a place to call home.

• People are constantly improving their sense of belonging.

• People are always moving from one place to another.

What happened to the speaker's house some years ago?

• It was destroyed by a fire.

• It was damaged by a storm.

• It was burglarized.

• It was demolished for redevelopment.

What did the speaker realize when they woke up the next morning after their house burned down?

• They had lost everything except a toothbrush.

• They had nowhere to go.

• They had to rebuild their house.

• They had to find a new home.

According to the speaker, what is home associated with?

• A piece of soil

• A piece of soul

• A piece of history

• A piece of family

What does the speaker mean by saying, 'More and more of us are rooted in the future or the present tense as much as in the past.'?

• People are more focused on the present and future than the past.

• People are losing their connection to the past.

• People are forgetting their roots.

• People are only concerned about the future.