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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. What is Triton worried about, regarding being under Joseph's rule?
(a) That Joseph slits his throat.
(b) That he attacks the man to protect himself.
(c) That he, too, becomes mean and corrupt.
(d) That Joseph sells him to a passing tourist.

2. Triton's wish to see more of the outside world comes true when Mr. Salgado takes him to ___.
(a) The observatory.
(b) The library.
(c) The amusement park.
(d) The coffee plantation.

3. When Joseph is in Mr. Salgado's room, what does he do when Triton finds him there?
(a) Runs out the door.
(b) Threatens the boy with a knife.
(c) Pushes the boy onto the bed.
(d) Lets out a loud scream.

4. As Triton closes up the main house following the Christmas Eve dinner, who does he find together on the sofa?
(a) Miss Ellie and Joseph.
(b) Mr. Salgado and Miss Nili.
(c) Robert and Miss Ellie.
(d) Miss Nili and Robert.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Salgado feel when Miss Nili is around?

2. When Triton finds himself alone with Joseph at Mr. Salgado's house, what is he afraid of?

3. What compensation does Joseph get, and what warning does he get, at the end of "Kolla"?

4. When it starts to rain, Triton hopes that Joseph ____.

5. What does the word "kolla" mean in Sinhala?

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