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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 are Triton and Joseph left alone at Mr. Salgado's house?
(a) Mr. Salgado takes Lucy-amma out for her birthday.
(b) Mr. Salgado is on vacation and Lucy-amma is in the hospital.
(c) Mr. Salgado is on a business trip and Lucy-amma is taking care of a dying relative.
(d) Mr. Salgado and Lucy-amma take separate trips at the same time.

2. What do the police and neighbors discover at house number eight?
(a) The husband is drunk and cranks up the volume of the radio and television.
(b) A visiting classical singer is trying to stay there without being noticed by the neighbors.
(c) The wife rubs hot chillies all over her husband as punishment for his indiscretions.
(d) The wife steps on a cluster of poisonous scorpions.

3. With Joseph gone, Triton goes from being houseboy to being ___.
(a) Errand boy.
(b) Gardener.
(c) Butler.
(d) Housekeeper.

4. In the end, the primary thread of this novel is ___.
(a) An old man chasing crazy dreams.
(b) A great nation falling into chaos.
(c) An old friend coming to the rescue.
(d) A young man coming of age.

5. How long has the narrator been out of Sri Lanka?
(a) Twelve years.
(b) Less than a month.
(c) Three years.
(d) More than twenty years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Triton run away from home?

2. How is Mr. Salgado associated with the narrator?

3. What does Triton find inside the cookbook he receives?

4. Why does Mr. Salgado decide to return to Sri Lanka?

5. Where does the cashier invite the narrator to?

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