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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. On page 146, what type of sport does Prakash want Danny to pick to place a bet on?

2. How far was Wollongong from Sydney Central Station?

3. At 1:50 p.m., what street does Danny run down to escape Prakash?

4. How much of a bonus was Danny supposed to get when he worked in Dubai?

5. Where does Prakash call from at 2:36 p.m.?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Danny's father say about him after he returned from Dubai?

2. How does Danny get away from Prakash on page 158?

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

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

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

6. What did Radha tell Danny about Prakash's family and what Prakash went through?

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

8. What are the two ways to citizenship?

9. What phone call does Danny receive at 2:31 p.m.?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Danny often described himself as honest. Why did Danny struggle with the decision to tell the police about Prakash? Why did Danny feel he had a moral obligation to speak to the police?

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