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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I Kolla.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the cashier mentions the part of Sri Lanka that he's from, what does the narrator think of?
(a) Gold coins.
(b) Oysters.
(c) Jasmine flowers.
(d) Pearls.

2. In response to the intrusion upon the conversation between him and the narrator, what does the cashier do?
(a) Shows the approaching individual the "Closed" sign.
(b) Turns off the cubicle light.
(c) Takes out his pepper spray.
(d) Hugs the individual who approached them.

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

4. As the narrator begins to speak about his former life in Sri Lanka, he talks about a ______.
(a) Flower-adorned shrine.
(b) Dome-shaped temple.
(c) Glass-bottom boat.
(d) Bay-fronted house.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Joseph leaves and Triton is left alone in the house, how does the boy feel?

3. Although Mr. Salgado goes to the best schools in Colombo, he considers himself what?

4. What is the narrator doing as the story opens?

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

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