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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Breach.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Mr. Salgado associated with the narrator?
(a) Mr. Salgado is the narrator's uncle.
(b) Mr. Salgado is the narrator's priest.
(c) The narrator has Mr. Salgado arrested.
(d) The narrator used to work for Mr. Salgado.

2. When the narrator and the cashier strike up a conversation, what does the narrator want to know?
(a) If the cashier is from Sri Lanka.
(b) If there's a good Sri Lankan restaurant nearby.
(c) If there are many Sri Lankans living in London.
(d) If the cashier knows what language is spoken in Sri Lanka.

3. How long has the cashier been out of Sri Lanka?
(a) Fairly recently.
(b) Seven years ago.
(c) A year and a half.
(d) A decade.

4. The region of Sri Lanka that the cashier comes from is once what?
(a) A seafood cornucopia.
(b) A diver's paradise.
(c) A coffee-producing economic center.
(d) A sanctuary for plant scientists.

5. The cashier says his Sri Lankan home is near what city?
(a) Silavatturai.
(b) Kuruwita.
(c) Maradankadawala.
(d) Colombo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away is Sri Lanka from England?

2. When the cashier experiences technical difficulties, what does he consider doing?

3. After taking care of his car, what does the narrator do at the start of the story?

4. The cashier experiences technical difficulties with what?

5. What does the cashier confirm to the narrator?

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