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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 is Mr. Salgado distracted on the drive to the observatory?
(a) He has a lot on his mind.
(b) He's too hungry to focus on driving.
(c) He's too busy reciting poetry.
(d) Mr. Dias Liyanage is talking too much.

2. How does Mr. Salgado treat Robert and the journalist?
(a) With tolerance.
(b) With impatience.
(c) With suspicion.
(d) With respect.

3. Although Mr. Salgado goes to the best schools in Colombo, he considers himself what?
(a) Far more intelligent than his colleagues.
(b) Self-educated.
(c) Not smart enough.
(d) A philosopher, not a scientist.

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

5. In London, Triton shows Mr. Salgado a newspaper article about a symposium on ___.
(a) The shifting sea.
(b) The changing coastline.
(c) Time and change.
(d) Man and coral.

Short Answer Questions

1. When they are in Sri Lanka, Mr. Salgado wants a floating restaurant where ___.

2. After escaping from Joseph, where does Triton go to wait?

3. Why does Miss Nili borrow Mr. Salgado's blue shirt?

4. On the morning of the poker party, Nili is in a bad mood and won't ___.

5. When Triton finds himself alone with Joseph at Mr. Salgado's house, what is he afraid of?

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