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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 tells the narrator that he, too, has a:
(a) College education.
(b) House.
(c) Child.
(d) Dream.

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

3. How far away is Sri Lanka from England?
(a) Six thousand miles.
(b) Two thousand eight hundred miles.
(c) Four hundred miles.
(d) A thousand miles.

4. What compensation does Joseph get, and what warning does he get, at the end of "Kolla"?
(a) He receives a shirt and is warned to stay sober from now on.
(b) He is given a cake and is told to leave Lucy-amma alone.
(c) He is given a farewell party and told never to go near Triton again.
(d) He receives severance pay and is warned to never come back.

5. After recording information about his car, what does the narrator do?
(a) Goes to pay for the gasoline.
(b) Takes his old battery in for recycling.
(c) Closes his cans of paint.
(d) Waxes his car.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of the story, what does the narrator notice about the cashier?

2. What languages does the cashier say he speaks?

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

4. With Joseph gone, Triton goes from being houseboy to being ___.

5. Once inside the office, what does the narrator ask the cashier?

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