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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Joseph react when Triton shortens the broom handle?
(a) Buys a new broom.
(b) Complains bitterly.
(c) Locks him in the basement.
(d) Laughs good-naturedly.

2. When the narrator and the cashier strike up a conversation, what does the narrator want to know?
(a) If the cashier knows what language is spoken in Sri Lanka.
(b) If the cashier is from Sri Lanka.
(c) If there's a good Sri Lankan restaurant nearby.
(d) If there are many Sri Lankans living in London.

3. The region of Sri Lanka that the cashier comes from is once what?
(a) A coffee-producing economic center.
(b) A sanctuary for plant scientists.
(c) A seafood cornucopia.
(d) A diver's paradise.

4. The haberdasher who stops by Mr. Salgado's house on Thursdays is one of the what who stops by regularly?
(a) Gardeners.
(b) Beggars.
(c) Vendors.
(d) Researchers.

5. Why is the cashier impressed with the narrator?
(a) He owns a restaurant.
(b) He used to be a marine biologist.
(c) He attends Oxford.
(d) He is a vegetarian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the police and neighbors discover at house number eight?

2. How far away is Sri Lanka from England?

3. When Triton takes a small red onion and cuts it into quarters, what does he intend to do?

4. At the start of the story, what does the narrator notice about the cashier?

5. Why does the cashier turn off the outside lights?

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