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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Breach.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does the cashier understand the suggestions the narrator gives him in a Sri Lankan language?
(a) No, he doesn't.
(b) He pretends he does not understand.
(c) He understands some.
(d) No, but he pretends he understands.

2. Why does the cashier want the narrator to use his phone?
(a) To call the police.
(b) To call his landlady.
(c) To show him how to use the phone.
(d) To speak with his boss.

3. What does the individual who approaches the cashier and narrator begin to do?
(a) Calls their names.
(b) Hammers at the window.
(c) Laughs out loud.
(d) Cries loudly.

4. Once inside the office, what does the narrator ask the cashier?
(a) Who helps him escape from Sri Lanka.
(b) Where he lives.
(c) How long he's been in England.
(d) Why he leaves his wife behind.

5. How long is the gas station cashier on the job?
(a) One month.
(b) Ten days.
(c) It's his first night.
(d) It's the end of his first week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cashier's immigration status?

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

3. Why is the cashier impressed with the narrator?

4. Who used to own the car that belongs to the narrator at the start of the story?

5. The cashier says his Sri Lankan home is near what city?

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