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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II Cook's Joy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the individual who approaches the cashier and narrator begin to do?
(a) Calls their names.
(b) Laughs out loud.
(c) Cries loudly.
(d) Hammers at the window.

2. During a trip to the bungalow observatory, how does Triton help out?
(a) Cooking and doing housework.
(b) Sweeping the surrounding pathways.
(c) Rearranging science books on the shelves.
(d) Taking dictation for Mr. Salgado.

3. Among the many new tasks Mr. Salgado gives Joseph in preparation for his absence due to a trip, the most significant is ___.
(a) Raking leaves.
(b) Digging an irrigation ditch.
(c) Baking cookies.
(d) Taking inventories.

4. How does young Triton feel about the sea?
(a) He's both mesmerized and frightened by it.
(b) He longs to travel across the sea on a large ship.
(c) He wants to go deep sea fishing.
(d) He's bored by it and wants to go home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Triton seek refuge in the kitchen?

2. How does Joseph react when Triton shortens the broom handle?

3. After recording information about his car, what does the narrator do?

4. What languages does the cashier say he speaks?

5. Who used to own the car that belongs to the narrator at the start of the story?

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