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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. How much was the spectator ticket Dr. Prakash and Radha bought Danny for a public pool?

2. What was the nationality of the woman for whom Danny removed cacti from her yard?

3. How old was the woman who answered the doorbell when Danny came to remove some cacti?

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

5. How many exits lead out of Central Railway Station?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Danny's place look like?

4. Where do illegals gather most weekday mornings and why?

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

6. What beliefs does Sonja have?

7. Who was the woman that Danny worked for and removed five cacti from her yard?

8. What does Danny look like?

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

10. What competition does Danny face in his line of work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Danny struggles to understand the meaning of the word “irony.” What does Danny realize is the meaning of the word according to the dictionary? What are some situations where he encounters the word? Why does the use of the word in conversations confuse him?

Essay Topic 3

Danny is from Sri Lanka. What type of place is Sri Lanka? Why does Danny wish to leave his homeland?

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