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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I Kolla.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Joseph is in Mr. Salgado's room, what does he do when Triton finds him there?
(a) Lets out a loud scream.
(b) Runs out the door.
(c) Threatens the boy with a knife.
(d) Pushes the boy onto the bed.

2. When the cashier mentions the part of Sri Lanka that he's from, what does the narrator think of?
(a) Gold coins.
(b) Pearls.
(c) Oysters.
(d) Jasmine flowers.

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

4. After taking care of his car, what does the narrator do at the start of the story?
(a) Assists another driver.
(b) Records data in a logbook.
(c) Buys an ice cream cone.
(d) Drops his wallet.

5. Alone in the house, Triton falls asleep. When he is awakened by a sound, what does he think it is?
(a) Stray cat.
(b) A robber.
(c) Mr. Salgado returning.
(d) Wind knocking a window open.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Triton, Mr. Salgado, and others in the neighborhood hear coming from house number eight?

2. When Mr. Salgado returns from his trip and finds Joseph first missing and later drunk, what does he do?

3. How old is Lucy-amma?

4. After recording information about his car, what does the narrator do?

5. What compensation does Joseph get, and what warning does he get, at the end of "Kolla"?

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