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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What changes does Miss Nili bring about in Mr. Salgado's house?
(a) She hires additional household staff.
(b) She insists on new routines and schedules.
(c) She orders repairs and remodels.
(d) She insists on doing most of the cooking herself.

2. How long has the cashier been out of Sri Lanka?
(a) Seven years ago.
(b) Fairly recently.
(c) A decade.
(d) A year and a half.

3. Triton's wish to see more of the outside world comes true when Mr. Salgado takes him to ___.
(a) The observatory.
(b) The coffee plantation.
(c) The library.
(d) The amusement park.

4. After their near accident on the drive to the observatory, Mr. Salgado, his friend, and Triton stop by a temple for what?
(a) To purchase water and a box lunch for each of them.
(b) To have a picnic lunch by the temple pond.
(c) To put money in a roadside blessing box.
(d) To pray at the travelers' shrine.

5. When the narrator and the cashier strike up a conversation, what does the narrator want to know?
(a) If the cashier is from Sri Lanka.
(b) If there are many Sri Lankans living in London.
(c) If there's a good Sri Lankan restaurant nearby.
(d) If the cashier knows what language is spoken in Sri Lanka.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Nili right before lunch is served to the poker crowd?

2. At the poker party, Mr. Salgado can't eat and drinks too much beer because he's worried about what?

3. What does Triton do after he finishes serving Christmas Eve dinner to Mr. Salgado and his guests?

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

5. When they are in Sri Lanka, Mr. Salgado wants a floating restaurant where ___.

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