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

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

3. What does Miss Nili do after she and Mr. Salgado return from the inauguration party?
(a) Plays sultry music.
(b) Prepares coffee for everyone.
(c) Takes a walk along the beach.
(d) Sits on the sofa and cries.

4. For the dinner party on Christmas Eve, what does Triton cook for the first time ever?
(a) Pecan pie.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Coconut cream pie.
(d) Ham.

5. What kind of fish does Triton purchase from a group of fishermen?
(a) Blue-striped parrot fish.
(b) Flower horn fish.
(c) Butterfly peacock fish.
(d) Black ghost knifefish.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does young Triton feel about the sea?

2. Among the many new tasks Mr. Salgado gives Joseph in preparation for his absence due to a trip, the most significant is ___.

3. What does Triton find inside the cookbook he receives?

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

5. Why is Wijetunga dismayed when Triton tell hims that Miss Nili runs a hotel?

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