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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Wind knocking a window open.
(c) Stray cat.
(d) A robber.

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) Digging an irrigation ditch.
(c) Baking cookies.
(d) Taking inventories.

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

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

5. As the narrator begins to speak about his former life in Sri Lanka, he talks about a ______.
(a) Flower-adorned shrine.
(b) Dome-shaped temple.
(c) Bay-fronted house.
(d) Glass-bottom boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joseph is in Mr. Salgado's room, what does he do when Triton finds him there?

2. How old is Lucy-amma?

3. Who is Lucy-amma?

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

5. When the narrator and cashier meet, what is happening in Sri Lanka?

(see the answer key)

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