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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The cashier says his Sri Lankan home is near what city?
(a) Silavatturai.
(b) Maradankadawala.
(c) Colombo.
(d) Kuruwita.

2. How old is Lucy-amma?
(a) Twenty-eight years old.
(b) More than seventy years old.
(c) Twelve years old.
(d) At least a hundred years old.

3. Who used to own the car that belongs to the narrator at the start of the story?
(a) Miss Nili.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Mr. Salgado.
(d) Lucy-amma.

4. What does the word "kolla" mean in Sinhala?
(a) Boy.
(b) Soda.
(c) Reef.
(d) Beginnings.

5. When Mr. Salgado takes a weekend trip to his cousin's tea estate, who is left in charge of the household?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Lucy-amma.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) Triton.

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

3. As a young servant for Mr. Salgado, Triton's regular duties include what?

4. Does the cashier understand the suggestions the narrator gives him in a Sri Lankan language?

5. Among the many new tasks Mr. Salgado gives Joseph in preparation for his absence due to a trip, the most significant is ___.

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