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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. At 1:12 p.m., what song does Danny hear a woman sing to her child?

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

3. What color sarong did a Muslin wear who brought food to fishermen who lost everything in a tsunami on page 158?

4. When Danny arrived at Mackenzie College, how long did he have an unpaid training period to work in a restaurant?

5. What secret does Prakash know about Danny?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. At 12:43 p.m., what does Danny think about the people who live in a white skyscraper that he sees?

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

10. When Danny enters the Clinic, what does he think about gambling?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

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

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?

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