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

2. One night, Triton dreams that there is a demon in the house, and in the morning he oversleeps. What does he tell Mr. Salgado that morning?
(a) Joseph steals Mr. Salgado's best wine the night before.
(b) Triton fears the house may be haunted.
(c) Someone tries to break in, but Triton chases him away.
(d) The raging storm outside keeps Triton up all night.

3. What does the word "kolla" mean in Sinhala?
(a) Boy.
(b) Soda.
(c) Beginnings.
(d) Reef.

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

5. Why does Triton wish Miss Nili would come by the house more often?
(a) She always tips him after he serves dinner.
(b) She brings him news of his family.
(c) He likes how she smells of jasmine blossoms.
(d) She has a good effect on Mr. Salgado.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the guests react to the meal Triton prepares for Christmas Eve?

2. When it starts to rain, Triton hopes that Joseph ____.

3. Does the cashier understand the suggestions the narrator gives him in a Sri Lankan language?

4. Triton's wish to see more of the outside world comes true when Mr. Salgado takes him to ___.

5. The cashier experiences technical difficulties with what?

(see the answer key)

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