View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 132, what did Lin do for a living?

2. How much could $2 win on page 144?

3. On page 183, what type of religious building did Danny say was raided by immigration?

4. When there was a tsunami on page 159, how long was the civil war on hold?

5. What color was Prakash's hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Danny, Prakash, and Radha see when they went to a creek a year ago?

2. What did Abe tell Danny about the racket at Mackenzie College?

3. On page 181, what did Danny learn from the Glebe library during his first year as an illegal?

4. At 12:43 p.m., what does Danny think about the people who live in a white skyscraper that he sees?

5. What had Danny seen about how illegals were treated in Dubai?

6. What did Danny tell Radha about himself and why?

7. When Danny enters the Clinic, what does he think about gambling?

8. What happened when Danny returned to Sri Lanka from Dubai?

9. What does Danny remember about white men at a bar two years ago?

10. Why was Prakash upset a year ago on Guru Purnima day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 2

Danny is interrogated when he returns from Dubai. Why was Danny interrogated after he returns from Dubai? Is the persecution and interrogation that he endured related to his ethnicity?

Essay Topic 3

Radha is murdered. Who was Radha? What was her relationship with Danny? How would you describe the type of person that she was?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 849 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample