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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. Which of the following is NOT included in the "Five Lessons" Wijetunga speaks of to Triton?
(a) Basic teachings of capitalism.
(b) Plans for revolution in Sri Lanka.
(c) Social movements around the world.
(d) Self-empowerment through wind farms.

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

3. After recording information about his car, what does the narrator do?
(a) Closes his cans of paint.
(b) Takes his old battery in for recycling.
(c) Goes to pay for the gasoline.
(d) Waxes his car.

4. Mr. Salgado tells Triton that Dias is dead and explains that he ___.
(a) Is assassinated.
(b) Crashes the jeep against a tree.
(c) Drowns at sea.
(d) Dies of a heart attack.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Wijetunga tell Triton that children need an education?

3. When the cashier mentions the part of Sri Lanka that he's from, what does the narrator think of?

4. While Triton is in the kitchen after the Christmas Eve dinner, who visits him, and why?

5. What does Miss Nili do after she and Mr. Salgado return from the inauguration party?

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