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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 does the word "kolla" mean in Sinhala?
(a) Beginnings.
(b) Boy.
(c) Reef.
(d) Soda.

2. When it starts to rain, Triton hopes that Joseph ____.
(a) Falls into the bay.
(b) Slips and falls off the bridge.
(c) Crashes his car.
(d) Catches pneumonia.

3. When Miss Nili and Mr. Salgado are out one evening, Triton wonders what his life is like if he ___.
(a) Works in a restaurant or goex to hotel school.
(b) Never leaves his childhood home.
(c) Learns to sew or play the piano.
(d) Stows away on a passing ship.

4. What compensation does Joseph get, and what warning does he get, at the end of "Kolla"?
(a) He is given a cake and is told to leave Lucy-amma alone.
(b) He receives a shirt and is warned to stay sober from now on.
(c) He is given a farewell party and told never to go near Triton again.
(d) He receives severance pay and is warned to never come back.

5. What does Triton do while the men at the poker party chat over drinks?
(a) Talks with Miss Nili.
(b) Cleans the kitchen.
(c) Walks in the garden.
(d) Makes himself a sandwich.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although Mr. Salgado goes to the best schools in Colombo, he considers himself what?

2. Why does Wijetunga tell Triton that children need an education?

3. After Miss Nili stops working at The Sea Hopper Hotel, what dream does she develop?

4. When Triton goes back to the kitchen as holiday dinner guests start to leave, how does he feel?

5. When Mr. Salgado brings up the story of an ark, how do the other guests react?

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