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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 Triton say when Mr. Salgado asks him if he has any schooling?
(a) He's been to school at the temple and is familiar with religious teachings.
(b) He has some schooling but he does not like the teachers.
(c) He's been to school, knows how to read and write, and speaks some English.
(d) He has no time for school because he's had to help raise his siblings.

2. In the story, who is Joseph?
(a) Servant.
(b) Chauffeur.
(c) Merchant.
(d) Singer.

3. How do the guests react to the meal Triton prepares for Christmas Eve?
(a) They don't like it but they're polite about it.
(b) They tell him it's too cold.
(c) They are impressed.
(d) They are underwhelmed.

4. Why is the cashier impressed with the narrator?
(a) He attends Oxford.
(b) He is a vegetarian.
(c) He used to be a marine biologist.
(d) He owns a restaurant.

5. What does Mr. Salgado talk about during the Christmas Eve dinner?
(a) His new car.
(b) Miss Nili's job at the hotel.
(c) The ocean's thermodynamics.
(d) The shifting trade winds.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of the story, what does the narrator notice about the cashier?

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

3. Why does the cashier want the narrator to use his phone?

4. When it starts to rain, Triton hopes that Joseph ____.

5. What does Triton do after he finishes serving Christmas Eve dinner to Mr. Salgado and his guests?

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