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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. What country is Danny from?

2. During Danny's second year as an illegal, what type of cacti did he remove from a backyard?

3. On page 83, how much does Danny throw in a beggar's cup?

4. What was the number of Radha Thomas's house?

5. How old was Danny when he first wanted to talk to a mermaid?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Danny and Sonja do over the weekend?

2. What beliefs does Sonja have?

3. Why does Prakash keep calling Danny?

4. What are unwritten laws for cleaners in Australia and in Sri Lanka?

5. What job did Tommo get Danny during his second year as an illegal?

6. On page 52, what does Danny notice?

7. What happened once when Danny was cleaning House Number Nine in Ashfield?

8. Who was the woman that Danny worked for and removed five cacti from her yard?

9. What does Danny look like?

10. How did Danny meet Sonja?

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

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

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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