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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Salgado's house represent to Triton when he is a boy?
(a) Home away from home.
(b) A beautiful prison.
(c) Center of the universe.
(d) A magical place to explore and enjoy.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joseph leaves and Triton is left alone in the house, how does the boy feel?

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

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

4. Who stumbles towards the narrator and the cashier as the two are engrossed in conversation?

5. Who is Lucy-amma?

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