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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. As a young servant for Mr. Salgado, Triton's regular duties include what?
(a) Serving tea and sweeping floors.
(b) Milking cows and gathering eggs.
(c) Watering plants and taking food to the poor.
(d) Organizing books and catching fish.

2. When Joseph leaves and Triton is left alone in the house, how does the boy feel?
(a) Angry.
(b) Trapped.
(c) Terribly frightened.
(d) At peace.

3. When the cashier experiences technical difficulties, what does he consider doing?
(a) Rummaging through the shed.
(b) Quitting his job.
(c) Calling for help.
(d) Throwing the unit away.

4. What does Triton do after he finishes serving Christmas Eve dinner to Mr. Salgado and his guests?
(a) Moves to the doorway and watches the guests.
(b) Eats his meal out in the garden.
(c) Goes outside to gaze at the stars.
(d) Pulls a chair up and joins the party.

5. How does Triton try to protect himself from Joseph when he's left alone with him in the house?
(a) He rubs a raw onion all over his hands.
(b) He wears a necklace made of chili peppers.
(c) He hides a big stick under his bed.
(d) He carries a small pocketknife everywhere he goes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Wijetunga dismayed when Triton tell hims that Miss Nili runs a hotel?

2. The cashier experiences technical difficulties with what?

3. How does Joseph react when Triton shortens the broom handle?

4. As Miss Nili and Mr. Salgado get ready to attend the Mahaweli Scheme inauguration party, Triton gets the sense that things are ___.

5. After their near accident on the drive to the observatory, Mr. Salgado, his friend, and Triton stop by a temple for what?

(see the answer key)

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