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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the cashier experiences technical difficulties, what does he consider doing?
(a) Throwing the unit away.
(b) Calling for help.
(c) Quitting his job.
(d) Rummaging through the shed.

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

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

4. As the narrator begins to speak about his former life in Sri Lanka, he talks about a ______.
(a) Flower-adorned shrine.
(b) Bay-fronted house.
(c) Dome-shaped temple.
(d) Glass-bottom boat.

5. What is the narrator doing as the story opens?
(a) Filling the tank of his car.
(b) Washing his car.
(c) Replacing the battery of his car.
(d) Painting his car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the cashier want the narrator to use his phone?

2. What does the cashier confirm to the narrator?

3. What color is the narrator's vehicle mentioned at the start of the story?

4. When the narrator and the cashier strike up a conversation, what does the narrator want to know?

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

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