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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word "kolla" mean in Sinhala?
(a) Beginnings.
(b) Boy.
(c) Reef.
(d) Soda.

2. As a young servant for Mr. Salgado, Triton's regular duties include what?
(a) Organizing books and catching fish.
(b) Milking cows and gathering eggs.
(c) Serving tea and sweeping floors.
(d) Watering plants and taking food to the poor.

3. Who used to own the car that belongs to the narrator at the start of the story?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Miss Nili.
(c) Mr. Salgado.
(d) Lucy-amma.

4. Who stumbles towards the narrator and the cashier as the two are engrossed in conversation?
(a) Drunk man.
(b) Distraught child.
(c) Police officer.
(d) Mutual friend.

5. When Joseph leaves and Triton is left alone in the house, how does the boy feel?
(a) Angry.
(b) Trapped.
(c) At peace.
(d) Terribly frightened.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. Salgado returns from his trip and finds Joseph first missing and later drunk, what does he do?

2. In the story, who is Joseph?

3. When Triton takes a small red onion and cuts it into quarters, what does he intend to do?

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

5. Who is Lucy-amma?

(see the answer key)

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