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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 changes does Miss Nili bring about in Mr. Salgado's house?
(a) She orders repairs and remodels.
(b) She hires additional household staff.
(c) She insists on doing most of the cooking herself.
(d) She insists on new routines and schedules.

2. What do Triton, Mr. Salgado, and others in the neighborhood hear coming from house number eight?
(a) Piercing screams.
(b) Beautiful singing.
(c) Loud music.
(d) Terrible howl.

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

4. At the poker party, Mr. Salgado can't eat and drinks too much beer because he's worried about what?
(a) Why Triton wants to quit.
(b) Whether or not his project is getting funded.
(c) The fast-approaching hurricane.
(d) Where Nili is and what she's doing.

5. What changes does Miss Nili's presence create in Mr. Salgado?
(a) He becomes distracted and forgetful.
(b) He begins to act more arrogantly.
(c) He comes to life, becoming more radiant and outgoing.
(d) He becomes more withdrawn than before.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Triton change after Nili joins the household?

2. For the holidays, what does Mr. Salgado bring home for the first time ever?

3. When another guest arrives for the Christmas Eve dinner at Mr. Salgado's house, what does Triton do?

4. Why does Triton run away from home?

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

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