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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II Cook's Joy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Christmas Eve dinner guests start to leave, what does Mr. Salgado tell Triton to do?
(a) Have some turkey.
(b) Send each guest home with a plate of cookies.
(c) Send each guest home with a bottle of wine.
(d) Have a cup of coffee.

2. How do the guests react to the meal Triton prepares for Christmas Eve?
(a) They are underwhelmed.
(b) They don't like it but they're polite about it.
(c) They are impressed.
(d) They tell him it's too cold.

3. While Triton is in the kitchen after the Christmas Eve dinner, who visits him, and why?
(a) Mr. Salgado to give him further instructions.
(b) Joseph to apologize for his past behavior.
(c) One of the foreign guests to thank him.
(d) Miss Nili to give him a present.

4. As Mr. Salgado drives the Land-Rover to the observatory, what does he almost hit?
(a) Tree.
(b) Building.
(c) Bus.
(d) Cow.

5. Where does the cashier invite the narrator to?
(a) The garage.
(b) The deli.
(c) The office.
(d) The coffee shop.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Wijetunga?

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

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

5. When Joseph leaves and Triton is left alone in the house, how does the boy feel?

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