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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 the narrator and cashier meet, what is happening in Sri Lanka?
(a) Invasion.
(b) War.
(c) Floods.
(d) Reconciliation.

2. How does Joseph feel and act towards Triton?
(a) He treats him kindly.
(b) He resents him.
(c) He largely ignores him.
(d) He takes him under his wing.

3. When Triton finds himself alone with Joseph at Mr. Salgado's house, what is he afraid of?
(a) That Joseph's brothers beats him up.
(b) That Joseph throws him into the bay.
(c) That Joseph starves him.
(d) That Joseph forces him to sleep outside, under the bridge.

4. What does the cashier confirm to the narrator?
(a) His cousin teaches him a few words spoken in Sri Lanka.
(b) He is from Sri Lanka.
(c) There is a good Sri Lankan restaurant thirty miles away.
(d) There is a huge community of Sri Lankans in London.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the cashier shares information about himself with the narrator, what does he ask?

2. How does Joseph react when Triton shortens the broom handle?

3. What does the individual who approaches the cashier and narrator begin to do?

4. How long is the gas station cashier on the job?

5. When the cashier experiences technical difficulties, what does he consider doing?

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