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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III A Thousand Fingers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Salgado feel when Miss Nili is around?
(a) Confused.
(b) Tense.
(c) Bashful.
(d) Happy.

2. One evening, Miss Nili and Mr. Salgado argue about what to do because Nili wants to go out but Salgado wants to ___.
(a) Work on his project.
(b) Have a poker party.
(c) Visit his brother.
(d) Eat leftovers.

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

4. When Robert brings by a journalist to see Mr. Salgado, Miss Nili greets them wearing what?
(a) Curlers in her hair.
(b) A bathing suit.
(c) Her kimono.
(d) Mr. Salgado's bathrobe.

5. When the cashier mentions the part of Sri Lanka that he's from, what does the narrator think of?
(a) Gold coins.
(b) Oysters.
(c) Pearls.
(d) Jasmine flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Miss Nili start visiting Mr. Salgado?

2. When Triton takes a small red onion and cuts it into quarters, what does he intend to do?

3. When Triton takes towels to Miss Nili's and Mr. Salgado's room, what does he accidentally see?

4. Why does the cashier want the narrator to use his phone?

5. What does Triton say when Mr. Salgado asks him if he has any schooling?

(see the answer key)

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