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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 Joseph leaves and Triton is left alone in the house, how does the boy feel?
(a) Trapped.
(b) Terribly frightened.
(c) At peace.
(d) Angry.

2. How long has the cashier been out of Sri Lanka?
(a) Fairly recently.
(b) Seven years ago.
(c) A year and a half.
(d) A decade.

3. What does Mr. Salgado talk about during the Christmas Eve dinner?
(a) Miss Nili's job at the hotel.
(b) The ocean's thermodynamics.
(c) The shifting trade winds.
(d) His new car.

4. After their near accident on the drive to the observatory, Mr. Salgado, his friend, and Triton stop by a temple for what?
(a) To purchase water and a box lunch for each of them.
(b) To put money in a roadside blessing box.
(c) To have a picnic lunch by the temple pond.
(d) To pray at the travelers' shrine.

5. Triton's wish to see more of the outside world comes true when Mr. Salgado takes him to ___.
(a) The observatory.
(b) The library.
(c) The amusement park.
(d) The coffee plantation.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. Salgado takes a weekend trip to his cousin's tea estate, who is left in charge of the household?

2. Mr. Dias Liyanage wants Mr. Salgado to take a job with a foundation interested in what?

3. Meticulous when it comes to creating lists, what does the narrator log after servicing his car?

4. What do Triton, Mr. Salgado, and others in the neighborhood hear coming from house number eight?

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

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