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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. Who is Wijetunga?
(a) Triton's father.
(b) Mr. Salgado's next-door neighbor.
(c) Mr. Salgado's assistant at the observatory.
(d) Triton's youngest brother.

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

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

4. As Triton watches Mr. Salgado and Miss Nili taking a stroll down the beach, he imagines ___.
(a) A sea monster rising up from the depths.
(b) The ocean snatching at their ankles.
(c) Dolphins speaking about the reefs.
(d) A pirate ship sailing in the distance.

5. When Triton finds himself alone with Joseph at Mr. Salgado's house, what is he afraid of?
(a) That Joseph forces him to sleep outside, under the bridge.
(b) That Joseph starves him.
(c) That Joseph's brothers beats him up.
(d) That Joseph throws him into the bay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Nili do a few days after the Christmas Eve party?

2. Why is Triton worried about having to move Mr. Salgado's shoes to the spare room?

3. While the group has dinner at the observatory, Mr. Salgado talks about an idea he has about creating an instrument to ___.

4. When Triton gets up to investigate the source of the sound in the house, he finds Joseph in Mr. Salgado's room. What is the man doing there?

5. What does Miss Nili do when Mr. Salgado accuses her of sleeping with Robert?

(see the answer key)

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