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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Triton closes up the main house following the Christmas Eve dinner, who does he find together on the sofa?
(a) Miss Ellie and Joseph.
(b) Robert and Miss Ellie.
(c) Mr. Salgado and Miss Nili.
(d) Miss Nili and Robert.

2. Why does Triton wish Miss Nili would come by the house more often?
(a) He likes how she smells of jasmine blossoms.
(b) She always tips him after he serves dinner.
(c) She brings him news of his family.
(d) She has a good effect on Mr. Salgado.

3. In the 1980s, how do Mr. Salgado and Triton know the details of the violence back in Sri Lanka?
(a) From Miss Nili's letters.
(b) Through television.
(c) From phone calls by Wijetunga.
(d) Through a Sri Lankan newspaper published in London.

4. Why is Triton worried about having to move Mr. Salgado's shoes to the spare room?
(a) There is very little space there for them.
(b) He doesn't want to damage them.
(c) He's afraid of mixing them up.
(d) He has an irrational fear of shoes.

5. What does Triton do while the men at the poker party chat over drinks?
(a) Walks in the garden.
(b) Talks with Miss Nili.
(c) Cleans the kitchen.
(d) Makes himself a sandwich.

Short Answer Questions

1. The haberdasher who stops by Mr. Salgado's house on Thursdays is one of the what who stops by regularly?

2. How does Joseph react when Triton shortens the broom handle?

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

4. What does Mr. Salgado say when Triton asks him why things seem less frightening in England?

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

(see the answer key)

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