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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Cousin Kannan eat when he sailed with a gang of people smugglers?
(a) Rice and seaweed.
(b) Brown bread and boiled potatoes.
(c) Rice and bread.
(d) Boiled potatoes and rice.

2. Where did Danny and a friend get a boat to ride out beyond the old lighthouse?
(a) A friend's father.
(b) Borrowed it from a fisherman.
(c) A friend from school.
(d) Stole it from the lighthouse.

3. What does Danny have for breakfast at the beginning of "Australia"?
(a) Cheese roll.
(b) Breakfast sandwich.
(c) Pepperoni sticks.
(d) Cheese sticks.

4. Who told Danny that his gold hair was weird?
(a) Marj.
(b) One of his clients.
(c) A man on the train.
(d) Sonja.

5. What is the name of Danny's uncle who took a Vicks menthol inhaler with him everywhere he went?
(a) Anishka.
(b) Chatura.
(c) Lasantha.
(d) Sankar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the number of Radha Thomas's house?

2. How many beers does Danny remember that Dr. Prakash might drink at a time?

3. How tall is Danny?

4. How much does Danny get paid to clean a flat with two bathrooms?

5. How much did Prakash once make from a $7 bet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Danny from and what is that place like?

2. What does Danny's place look like?

3. What can be purchased at the 24-hour convenience store on page 48?

4. What does Danny tell Prakash when he calls him at 11:11 a.m.?

5. Why does Prakash keep calling Danny?

6. What are unwritten laws for cleaners in Australia and in Sri Lanka?

7. What does Danny look like?

8. Why is there a blue mist on page 9?

9. How did Danny meet Sonja?

10. What does Danny know that happened to Radha three years ago?

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