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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 build her own hotel.
(b) To get married and have five children.
(c) To start a school for chefs.
(d) To become a tour guide in the island's pearl district.

2. When the narrator and cashier meet, what is happening in Sri Lanka?
(a) Floods.
(b) Invasion.
(c) Reconciliation.
(d) War.

3. The cashier experiences technical difficulties with what?
(a) Paint drying unit.
(b) Electronic till.
(c) Pressurized hose.
(d) Jumper cables.

4. During a trip to the bungalow observatory, how does Triton help out?
(a) Taking dictation for Mr. Salgado.
(b) Rearranging science books on the shelves.
(c) Cooking and doing housework.
(d) Sweeping the surrounding pathways.

5. While Triton is in the kitchen after the Christmas Eve dinner, who visits him, and why?
(a) One of the foreign guests to thank him.
(b) Miss Nili to give him a present.
(c) Mr. Salgado to give him further instructions.
(d) Joseph to apologize for his past behavior.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As Triton watches Mr. Salgado and Miss Nili taking a stroll down the beach, he imagines ___.

3. When Triton finds himself alone with Joseph at Mr. Salgado's house, what is he afraid of?

4. What about Mr. Salgado captivates young Triton when they first meet?

5. What compensation does Joseph get, and what warning does he get, at the end of "Kolla"?

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