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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV Strandline.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Robert and the journalist want to know when they stop by to visit Mr. Salgado?
(a) How the coastal village lifestyle is changing due to sea erosion.
(b) How quickly the reef is deteriorating.
(c) How the project to convert the ocean's energy into electricity is coming along.
(d) How much it costs to build a protective seawall.

2. What does Triton do while the men at the poker party chat over drinks?
(a) Walks in the garden.
(b) Cleans the kitchen.
(c) Talks with Miss Nili.
(d) Makes himself a sandwich.

3. What does Triton realize about himself when Mr. Salgado decides to return to Sri Lanka?
(a) Deep down inside, he's always wanted to make it on his own.
(b) He doesn't know what he wants out of life.
(c) He's always loved Nili too.
(d) He wants to become a teacher.

4. Back in Sri Lanka, what does Mr. Salgado want to turn the bay into?
(a) A protected zone.
(b) A large harbor.
(c) A prime fishing spot.
(d) A marine park.

5. Why does the cashier want the narrator to use his phone?
(a) To speak with his boss.
(b) To call his landlady.
(c) To call the police.
(d) To show him how to use the phone.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the poker party, Mr. Salgado can't eat and drinks too much beer because he's worried about what?

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

3. After taking care of his car, what does the narrator do at the start of the story?

4. When Mr. Salgado's first job in England ends, what does he do?

5. As the narrator begins to speak about his former life in Sri Lanka, he talks about a ______.

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