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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 long did Danny work in Dubai?

2. On page 158, when did Danny remember a tsunami struck Sri Lanka?

3. How much does Danny calculate that Radha and Prakash spent on him in free food and soft drinks when he worked for them?

4. When Danny was deciding whether to drop out of Mackenzie, how many days and nights did he stay with Tommo on an experimental basis?

5. How long ago does Danny remember that he and Prakash were at a bar waiting for Radha on page 105?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Danny do and what did he wear when he worked in Dubai?

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

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

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

6. What does Danny remember Prakash telling him about his work in the mines?

7. Why did Danny decide that it did not pay to be a do-gooder?

8. On page 149, what does Prakash say about the killing?

9. What did Prakash tell Danny about a trip to South Africa he made with his wife?

10. On page 105, what does Danny remember about the bar where he and Prakash were waiting for Radha two years ago?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you describe the relationship between Radha and Prakash? Why did she worry that he might harm her and her husband?

Essay Topic 2

Danny went to Australia on a student visa. What did it cost Danny to go to Mackenzie College? How did the college make students work? How long might it take to get a certificate? Was the college a scam?

Essay Topic 3

Artistic license is the way that an author creates art, music, or writing based upon his interpretation of life or situations. How does the author use artistic license in the book?

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