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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Triton run away from home?
(a) He burns a roof at his school and fears his father's wrath.
(b) He is tired of the daily beatings he receives from his uncle.
(c) He is the oldest of twelve kids and he wants to get away from the daily chaos.
(d) His mother wants him to become a temple priest, but he refuses.

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

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

4. 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 forces him to sleep outside, under the bridge.
(c) That Joseph throws him into the bay.
(d) That Joseph starves him.

5. How long has the cashier been out of Sri Lanka?
(a) Seven years ago.
(b) Fairly recently.
(c) A decade.
(d) A year and a half.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Meticulous when it comes to creating lists, what does the narrator log after servicing his car?

3. Although Mr. Salgado goes to the best schools in Colombo, he considers himself what?

4. As Triton waits to meet Mr. Salgado, he:

5. When Triton gets up to investigate the source of the sound in the house, he finds Joseph in Mr. Salgado's room. What is the man doing there?

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