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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. As Triton closes up the main house following the Christmas Eve dinner, who does he find together on the sofa?
(a) Mr. Salgado and Miss Nili.
(b) Miss Ellie and Joseph.
(c) Miss Nili and Robert.
(d) Robert and Miss Ellie.

2. As Mr. Salgado drives the Land-Rover to the observatory, what does he almost hit?
(a) Tree.
(b) Bus.
(c) Cow.
(d) Building.

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

4. Who is Wijetunga?
(a) Mr. Salgado's next-door neighbor.
(b) Triton's youngest brother.
(c) Mr. Salgado's assistant at the observatory.
(d) Triton's father.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The cashier says his Sri Lankan home is near what city?

3. Alone in the house, Triton falls asleep. When he is awakened by a sound, what does he think it is?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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