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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV Strandline.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Mr. Salgado associated with the narrator?
(a) The narrator has Mr. Salgado arrested.
(b) Mr. Salgado is the narrator's uncle.
(c) Mr. Salgado is the narrator's priest.
(d) The narrator used to work for Mr. Salgado.

2. Why does Triton run away from home?
(a) He burns a roof at his school and fears his father's wrath.
(b) He is the oldest of twelve kids and he wants to get away from the daily chaos.
(c) His mother wants him to become a temple priest, but he refuses.
(d) He is tired of the daily beatings he receives from his uncle.

3. Among the many new tasks Mr. Salgado gives Joseph in preparation for his absence due to a trip, the most significant is ___.
(a) Raking leaves.
(b) Baking cookies.
(c) Digging an irrigation ditch.
(d) Taking inventories.

4. Why are Triton and Joseph left alone at Mr. Salgado's house?
(a) Mr. Salgado is on a business trip and Lucy-amma is taking care of a dying relative.
(b) Mr. Salgado takes Lucy-amma out for her birthday.
(c) Mr. Salgado and Lucy-amma take separate trips at the same time.
(d) Mr. Salgado is on vacation and Lucy-amma is in the hospital.

5. What languages does the cashier say he speaks?
(a) Hindi and a little English.
(b) Tamil and a little English.
(c) Hebrew and French.
(d) Turkish and French.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the cashier shares information about himself with the narrator, what does he ask?

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

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

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

5. When the narrator and cashier meet, what is happening in Sri Lanka?

(see the answer key)

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