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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the cashier turn off the outside lights?
(a) So the monthly electric bill won't be as high.
(b) To close early and go home to his family.
(c) So he can take a ten-minute smoking break.
(d) To keep customers away while the problem is being resolved.

2. In what language does the narrator try to speak to the cashier?
(a) Swedish.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Swahili.
(d) Sinhala.

3. What does Mr. Salgado's house represent to Triton when he is a boy?
(a) Center of the universe.
(b) A magical place to explore and enjoy.
(c) Home away from home.
(d) A beautiful prison.

4. What do the police and neighbors discover at house number eight?
(a) A visiting classical singer is trying to stay there without being noticed by the neighbors.
(b) The wife steps on a cluster of poisonous scorpions.
(c) The husband is drunk and cranks up the volume of the radio and television.
(d) The wife rubs hot chillies all over her husband as punishment for his indiscretions.

5. Alone in the house, Triton falls asleep. When he is awakened by a sound, what does he think it is?
(a) A robber.
(b) Stray cat.
(c) Wind knocking a window open.
(d) Mr. Salgado returning.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Triton waits to meet Mr. Salgado, he:

2. Does the cashier understand the suggestions the narrator gives him in a Sri Lankan language?

3. The cashier tells the narrator that he, too, has a:

4. How old is Triton when he goes to work for Mr. Salgado?

5. What languages does the cashier say he speaks?

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