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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the cashier invite the narrator to?
(a) The deli.
(b) The coffee shop.
(c) The office.
(d) The garage.

2. What does Triton say when Mr. Salgado asks him if he has any schooling?
(a) He has some schooling but he does not like the teachers.
(b) He's been to school, knows how to read and write, and speaks some English.
(c) He has no time for school because he's had to help raise his siblings.
(d) He's been to school at the temple and is familiar with religious teachings.

3. For the holidays, what does Mr. Salgado bring home for the first time ever?
(a) Christmas tree.
(b) Nativity scene.
(c) Dark chocolate fudge.
(d) Pumpkin pie.

4. How does young Triton feel about the sea?
(a) He wants to go deep sea fishing.
(b) He longs to travel across the sea on a large ship.
(c) He's bored by it and wants to go home.
(d) He's both mesmerized and frightened by it.

5. As Triton watches Mr. Salgado and Miss Nili taking a stroll down the beach, he imagines ___.
(a) Dolphins speaking about the reefs.
(b) A pirate ship sailing in the distance.
(c) The ocean snatching at their ankles.
(d) A sea monster rising up from the depths.

Short Answer Questions

1. With Joseph gone, Triton goes from being houseboy to being ___.

2. What is the narrator doing as the story opens?

3. Who carves the turkey during the Christmas Eve dinner?

4. After they move to England, where do Mr. Salgado and Triton go in the spring?

5. Why is the cashier impressed with the narrator?

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