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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 does Miss Nili advise regarding the holiday decor?
(a) To cover the house in twinkling lights.
(b) To take down most of it.
(c) To add more Christmas tree decorations.
(d) To add shinier decor.

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

3. Who calls Mr. Salgado at the end of the summer of 1983?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Tippy.
(c) Nili.
(d) Lucy-amma.

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

5. Why does Mr. Salgado decide to return to Sri Lanka?
(a) To visit Nili at the sanatorium and help her.
(b) To bail Wijetunga out of jail.
(c) To check on his house and observatory.
(d) To see Lucy-amma again before she passes on.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once inside the office, what does the narrator ask the cashier?

2. In response to the intrusion upon the conversation between him and the narrator, what does the cashier do?

3. What does Triton realize about himself when Mr. Salgado decides to return to Sri Lanka?

4. Why does the cashier turn off the outside lights?

5. What compensation does Joseph get, and what warning does he get, at the end of "Kolla"?

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