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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. When the Christmas Eve dinner guests start to leave, what does Mr. Salgado tell Triton to do?
(a) Have a cup of coffee.
(b) Send each guest home with a bottle of wine.
(c) Send each guest home with a plate of cookies.
(d) Have some turkey.

2. For the holidays, what does Mr. Salgado bring home for the first time ever?
(a) Christmas tree.
(b) Pumpkin pie.
(c) Dark chocolate fudge.
(d) Nativity scene.

3. When the narrator and cashier meet, what is happening in Sri Lanka?
(a) War.
(b) Reconciliation.
(c) Floods.
(d) Invasion.

4. When Mr. Salgado brings up the story of an ark, how do the other guests react?
(a) Tell him he's being ridiculous.
(b) Sing a song they learn as children.
(c) Look at their watches and leave because it's late.
(d) Join in and offer their own theories.

5. What does the cashier confirm to the narrator?
(a) There is a huge community of Sri Lankans in London.
(b) There is a good Sri Lankan restaurant thirty miles away.
(c) His cousin teaches him a few words spoken in Sri Lanka.
(d) He is from Sri Lanka.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the cashier experiences technical difficulties, what does he consider doing?

2. Alone in the house, Triton falls asleep. When he is awakened by a sound, what does he think it is?

3. When the cashier mentions the part of Sri Lanka that he's from, what does the narrator think of?

4. Among the many new tasks Mr. Salgado gives Joseph in preparation for his absence due to a trip, the most significant is ___.

5. How far away is Sri Lanka from England?

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