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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 vehicle does the narrator own when the story opens?
(a) Renault.
(b) Volkswagen.
(c) Honda.
(d) Fiat.

2. Among the many new tasks Mr. Salgado gives Joseph in preparation for his absence due to a trip, the most significant is ___.
(a) Raking leaves.
(b) Baking cookies.
(c) Taking inventories.
(d) Digging an irrigation ditch.

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

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

5. What is the cashier's immigration status?
(a) Dual citizen.
(b) Naturalized citizen.
(c) Refugee.
(d) Illegal immigrant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Salgado's house represent to Triton when he is a boy?

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

3. One night, Triton dreams that there is a demon in the house, and in the morning he oversleeps. What does he tell Mr. Salgado that morning?

4. Why are Triton and Joseph left alone at Mr. Salgado's house?

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

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