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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Alone in the house, Triton falls asleep. When he is awakened by a sound, what does he think it is?
(a) A robber.
(b) Wind knocking a window open.
(c) Stray cat.
(d) Mr. Salgado returning.

3. What does the cashier confirm to the narrator?
(a) There is a good Sri Lankan restaurant thirty miles away.
(b) There is a huge community of Sri Lankans in London.
(c) He is from Sri Lanka.
(d) His cousin teaches him a few words spoken in Sri Lanka.

4. How does Nili feel about the food Triton prepares?
(a) She'd rather he add more spices.
(b) She thinks he can do much better.
(c) She tolerates it.
(d) She loves it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What languages does the cashier say he speaks?

2. What does Triton do after he finishes serving Christmas Eve dinner to Mr. Salgado and his guests?

3. How does Joseph react when Triton shortens the broom handle?

4. As Triton closes up the main house following the Christmas Eve dinner, who does he find together on the sofa?

5. What does Mr. Salgado talk about during the Christmas Eve dinner?

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