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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. After the cashier shares information about himself with the narrator, what does he ask?
(a) If the narrator lives nearby.
(b) How the narrator likes London.
(c) If the narrator is married.
(d) Where the narrator went to school.

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

3. For the dinner party on Christmas Eve, what does Triton cook for the first time ever?
(a) Coconut cream pie.
(b) Pecan pie.
(c) Ham.
(d) Turkey.

4. What compensation does Joseph get, and what warning does he get, at the end of "Kolla"?
(a) He is given a farewell party and told never to go near Triton again.
(b) He is given a cake and is told to leave Lucy-amma alone.
(c) He receives severance pay and is warned to never come back.
(d) He receives a shirt and is warned to stay sober from now on.

5. What does Triton serve the Christmas Eve dinner guests for dessert?
(a) Christmas cookies.
(b) Pumpkin pie.
(c) Christmas pudding.
(d) Coconut cream pie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Triton try to protect himself from Joseph when he's left alone with him in the house?

3. Why does Miss Nili borrow Mr. Salgado's blue shirt?

4. At the Christmas Eve dinner, who watches Miss Nili intently as she speaks?

5. What does Mr. Salgado's house represent to Triton when he is a boy?

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