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

2. What was the cost of a course at Mackenzie Technical College?

3. What secret does Prakash know about Danny?

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

5. What does Prakash suggest they have for lunch on page 152?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had Danny seen about how illegals were treated in Dubai?

2. What story did Prakash tell Danny two years ago when they were waiting for Radha at a bar?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. At 12:58 p.m., who does Danny notice outside a discount store, and what do they have in common?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world he has created?

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