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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Triton try to protect himself from Joseph when he's left alone with him in the house?
(a) He hides a big stick under his bed.
(b) He wears a necklace made of chili peppers.
(c) He carries a small pocketknife everywhere he goes.
(d) He rubs a raw onion all over his hands.

2. What is Triton worried about, regarding being under Joseph's rule?
(a) That Joseph sells him to a passing tourist.
(b) That he attacks the man to protect himself.
(c) That he, too, becomes mean and corrupt.
(d) That Joseph slits his throat.

3. Once inside the office, what does the narrator ask the cashier?
(a) Why he leaves his wife behind.
(b) Who helps him escape from Sri Lanka.
(c) Where he lives.
(d) How long he's been in England.

4. As a young servant for Mr. Salgado, Triton's regular duties include what?
(a) Watering plants and taking food to the poor.
(b) Serving tea and sweeping floors.
(c) Milking cows and gathering eggs.
(d) Organizing books and catching fish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At a pebble beach near their cottage, Mr. Salgado and Triton note that the marine life here in the northern part of the world is ___.

2. What does Miss Nili do after she and Mr. Salgado return from the inauguration party?

3. One night, Triton dreams that there is a demon in the house, and in the morning he oversleeps. What does he tell Mr. Salgado that morning?

4. When Joseph is in Mr. Salgado's room, what does he do when Triton finds him there?

5. While working for Mr. Salgado, how does Triton educate himself?

(see the answer key)

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