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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Danny see tied to a post one time when he was waiting for Prakash and Radha on page 92?

2. Where did Danny and a friend get a boat to ride out beyond the old lighthouse?

3. On page 99, on what street does Danny go to a restroom in a bar to get a drink?

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

5. On page 83, how much does Danny throw in a beggar's cup?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator say about getting something to drink in Sydney?

2. What does Danny remember about cleaning Radha's place for the first time?

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

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

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

6. What job did Tommo get Danny during his second year as an illegal?

7. How easy would it be to break into at least half of the homes in Erskineville?

8. How did Danny meet Sonja?

9. What happened once when Danny was cleaning House Number Nine in Ashfield?

10. What message does Danny keep getting from his phone company?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is the protagonist and who is the antagonist in the novel? What type of conflicts does Prakash cause for Danny, and how does Danny deal with those conflicts?

Essay Topic 2

Danny shared with Radha that he was an illegal immigrant. Why did Danny share that information? How did Radha use that information? Why might she have betrayed him?

Essay Topic 3

Abe worked in the countryside as a migrant worker. What problems were there with being a migrant worker? How did farmers take advantage of illegal migrant workers?

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