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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 the cashier impressed with the narrator?
(a) He used to be a marine biologist.
(b) He is a vegetarian.
(c) He attends Oxford.
(d) He owns a restaurant.

2. When the Christmas Eve dinner guests start to leave, what does Mr. Salgado tell Triton to do?
(a) Have some turkey.
(b) Have a cup of coffee.
(c) Send each guest home with a bottle of wine.
(d) Send each guest home with a plate of cookies.

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

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

5. When do the uprisings start in Sri Lanka?
(a) January 1974.
(b) April 1971.
(c) June 1969.
(d) August 1965.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the narrator's vehicle mentioned at the start of the story?

2. Triton recalls a time when he is making lasagna and Nili tells him that ___.

3. Why does Triton wish Miss Nili would come by the house more often?

4. The cashier tells the narrator that he, too, has a:

5. What else does Triton do in London to pass the time?

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