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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 taking care of his car, what does the narrator do at the start of the story?
(a) Drops his wallet.
(b) Assists another driver.
(c) Buys an ice cream cone.
(d) Records data in a logbook.

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

3. At night, what does young Triton dream of?
(a) Revenge against Mr. Salgado.
(b) Going back to his family.
(c) Revenge against Joseph.
(d) Going to the beach with the neighbor girl.

4. Does the cashier understand the suggestions the narrator gives him in a Sri Lankan language?
(a) No, he doesn't.
(b) He pretends he does not understand.
(c) No, but he pretends he understands.
(d) He understands some.

5. After the cashier shares information about himself with the narrator, what does he ask?
(a) If the narrator lives nearby.
(b) Where the narrator went to school.
(c) If the narrator is married.
(d) How the narrator likes London.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the cashier experiences technical difficulties, what does he consider doing?

2. After recording information about his car, what does the narrator do?

3. For the holidays, what does Mr. Salgado bring home for the first time ever?

4. When Triton gets up to investigate the source of the sound in the house, he finds Joseph in Mr. Salgado's room. What is the man doing there?

5. What does Miss Nili do when Mr. Salgado accuses her of sleeping with Robert?

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