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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. How old is Lucy-amma?
(a) Twelve years old.
(b) More than seventy years old.
(c) At least a hundred years old.
(d) Twenty-eight years old.

2. What languages does the cashier say he speaks?
(a) Hebrew and French.
(b) Turkish and French.
(c) Tamil and a little English.
(d) Hindi and a little English.

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

4. What does Mr. Salgado talk about during the Christmas Eve dinner?
(a) Miss Nili's job at the hotel.
(b) His new car.
(c) The ocean's thermodynamics.
(d) The shifting trade winds.

5. How long is the gas station cashier on the job?
(a) Ten days.
(b) It's the end of his first week.
(c) It's his first night.
(d) One month.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. Salgado takes a weekend trip to his cousin's tea estate, who is left in charge of the household?

2. Who stumbles towards the narrator and the cashier as the two are engrossed in conversation?

3. Why does Triton run away from home?

4. Why does Nili worry that she's really not invited to the Mahaweli Scheme inauguration party?

5. What do Triton, Mr. Salgado, and others in the neighborhood hear coming from house number eight?

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