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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. One evening, Miss Nili and Mr. Salgado argue about what to do because Nili wants to go out but Salgado wants to ___.
(a) Have a poker party.
(b) Eat leftovers.
(c) Visit his brother.
(d) Work on his project.

2. What compensation does Joseph get, and what warning does he get, at the end of "Kolla"?
(a) He is given a cake and is told to leave Lucy-amma alone.
(b) He receives severance pay and is warned to never come back.
(c) He is given a farewell party and told never to go near Triton again.
(d) He receives a shirt and is warned to stay sober from now on.

3. For the holidays, what does Mr. Salgado bring home for the first time ever?
(a) Christmas tree.
(b) Pumpkin pie.
(c) Dark chocolate fudge.
(d) Nativity scene.

4. Mr. Salgado announces to Triton that they are going to England so he can do what?
(a) Open a restaurant.
(b) Forget about Nili and find a new love.
(c) Pursue his passion for music.
(d) Work at an institute.

5. When Miss Nili and Mr. Salgado are out one evening, Triton wonders what his life is like if he ___.
(a) Never leaves his childhood home.
(b) Works in a restaurant or goex to hotel school.
(c) Stows away on a passing ship.
(d) Learns to sew or play the piano.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the cashier invite the narrator to?

2. While the group has dinner at the observatory, Mr. Salgado talks about an idea he has about creating an instrument to ___.

3. As Miss Nili and Mr. Salgado get ready to attend the Mahaweli Scheme inauguration party, Triton gets the sense that things are ___.

4. What kind of fish does Triton purchase from a group of fishermen?

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

(see the answer key)

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