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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. What vehicle does the narrator own when the story opens?
(a) Volkswagen.
(b) Renault.
(c) Fiat.
(d) Honda.

2. After the cashier shares information about himself with the narrator, what does he ask?
(a) How the narrator likes London.
(b) If the narrator is married.
(c) If the narrator lives nearby.
(d) Where the narrator went to school.

3. While the group has dinner at the observatory, Mr. Salgado talks about an idea he has about creating an instrument to ___.
(a) Measure sound waves.
(b) Detect large schools of fish along the coast.
(c) Generate electricity from the sea.
(d) Remove pollutants from the bay.

4. Although Mr. Salgado goes to the best schools in Colombo, he considers himself what?
(a) A philosopher, not a scientist.
(b) Self-educated.
(c) Not smart enough.
(d) Far more intelligent than his colleagues.

5. How far away is Sri Lanka from England?
(a) Six thousand miles.
(b) A thousand miles.
(c) Four hundred miles.
(d) Two thousand eight hundred miles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After recording information about his car, what does the narrator do?

3. When Triton goes back to the kitchen as holiday dinner guests start to leave, how does he feel?

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

5. Why does Triton run away from home?

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