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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 Triton do after he finishes serving Christmas Eve dinner to Mr. Salgado and his guests?
(a) Pulls a chair up and joins the party.
(b) Goes outside to gaze at the stars.
(c) Eats his meal out in the garden.
(d) Moves to the doorway and watches the guests.

2. Who stumbles towards the narrator and the cashier as the two are engrossed in conversation?
(a) Distraught child.
(b) Drunk man.
(c) Mutual friend.
(d) Police officer.

3. What happens in Colombo in the summer of 1983?
(a) Typhoon.
(b) Riots.
(c) Tidal wave.
(d) Government overthrow.

4. Meticulous when it comes to creating lists, what does the narrator log after servicing his car?
(a) Mileage, date, and gasoline volume.
(b) Date, time, and paint batch number.
(c) Month, day, year, and length of car wash.
(d) Date, time, and battery model number.

5. How is Mr. Salgado associated with the narrator?
(a) The narrator has Mr. Salgado arrested.
(b) Mr. Salgado is the narrator's priest.
(c) Mr. Salgado is the narrator's uncle.
(d) The narrator used to work for Mr. Salgado.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Triton gets up to investigate the source of the sound in the house, he finds Joseph in Mr. Salgado's room. What is the man doing there?

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

3. One evening, Miss Nili and Mr. Salgado argue about what to do because Nili wants to go out but Salgado wants to ___.

4. How long has the cashier been out of Sri Lanka?

5. Who is Lucy-amma?

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