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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III A Thousand Fingers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Miss Nili stops working at The Sea Hopper Hotel, what dream does she develop?
(a) To become a tour guide in the island's pearl district.
(b) To get married and have five children.
(c) To start a school for chefs.
(d) To build her own hotel.

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

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

4. Why are Triton and Joseph left alone at Mr. Salgado's house?
(a) Mr. Salgado and Lucy-amma take separate trips at the same time.
(b) Mr. Salgado is on a business trip and Lucy-amma is taking care of a dying relative.
(c) Mr. Salgado is on vacation and Lucy-amma is in the hospital.
(d) Mr. Salgado takes Lucy-amma out for her birthday.

5. How does young Triton feel about the sea?
(a) He's both mesmerized and frightened by it.
(b) He wants to go deep sea fishing.
(c) He's bored by it and wants to go home.
(d) He longs to travel across the sea on a large ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Christmas Eve dinner guests retire to while Triton clears the table?

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

3. How far away is Sri Lanka from England?

4. What does Triton do while the men at the poker party chat over drinks?

5. How does Mr. Salgado feel whenever Miss Nili is not around?

(see the answer key)

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