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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After escaping from Joseph, where does Triton go to wait?
(a) By the gate.
(b) In the living room.
(c) At the courthouse.
(d) In the library.

2. What do the police and neighbors discover at house number eight?
(a) A visiting classical singer is trying to stay there without being noticed by the neighbors.
(b) The husband is drunk and cranks up the volume of the radio and television.
(c) The wife rubs hot chillies all over her husband as punishment for his indiscretions.
(d) The wife steps on a cluster of poisonous scorpions.

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

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

5. How is Mr. Salgado associated with the narrator?
(a) The narrator has Mr. Salgado arrested.
(b) Mr. Salgado is the narrator's uncle.
(c) Mr. Salgado is the narrator's priest.
(d) The narrator used to work for Mr. Salgado.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Triton seek refuge in the kitchen?

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

3. What color is the narrator's vehicle mentioned at the start of the story?

4. How old is Triton when he goes to work for Mr. Salgado?

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

(see the answer key)

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