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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. When Danny was interrogated after he returned from Dubai, how often did the interrogating officers change?

2. How old was Prakash when he came to Australia?

3. When Danny met Sonja's mother, how long had it been since his passport expired?

4. On page 105 when Danny and Prakash were waiting for Radha at a bar, what was Danny drinking?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why was Prakash upset a year ago on Guru Purnima day?

5. What did Prakash tell Radha and Danny about kangaroos a year ago?

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

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

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

9. What are the two ways to citizenship?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author use flashbacks in the novel? How does the author’s choice to use flashback affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Tommo Tsavdaridis is a Greek grocery store owner. How does he take advantage of Danny? What is revealed about greed through his character?

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