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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV Strandline.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Meticulous when it comes to creating lists, what does the narrator log after servicing his car?
(a) Month, day, year, and length of car wash.
(b) Date, time, and paint batch number.
(c) Date, time, and battery model number.
(d) Mileage, date, and gasoline volume.

2. Where does the cashier invite the narrator to?
(a) The coffee shop.
(b) The deli.
(c) The garage.
(d) The office.

3. What does Triton say when he hears about Mr. Salgado's decision to go back to Sri Lanka?
(a) Miss Nili will undoubtedly welcome him with open arms.
(b) It's too dangerous there now.
(c) Too many years have passed.
(d) Lucy-amma is happy to see him.

4. Why does Nili worry that she's really not invited to the Mahaweli Scheme inauguration party?
(a) Mr. Salgado often gets the details wrong.
(b) One of the party organizers dislikes her.
(c) Her name does not appear on the invitation.
(d) She's not a wife.

5. Who calls Nili right before lunch is served to the poker crowd?
(a) Robert.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Dias.
(d) Her former employer.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Triton closes up the main house following the Christmas Eve dinner, who does he find together on the sofa?

2. Which of the following is NOT included in the "Five Lessons" Wijetunga speaks of to Triton?

3. The region of Sri Lanka that the cashier comes from is once what?

4. As Mr. Salgado and Triton settle into their London apartment, Mr. Salgado is busy with work and Triton:

5. How far away is Sri Lanka from England?

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