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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mr. Salgado takes a weekend trip to his cousin's tea estate, who is left in charge of the household?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) Triton.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Lucy-amma.

2. What compensation does Joseph get, and what warning does he get, at the end of "Kolla"?
(a) He is given a cake and is told to leave Lucy-amma alone.
(b) He is given a farewell party and told never to go near Triton again.
(c) He receives severance pay and is warned to never come back.
(d) He receives a shirt and is warned to stay sober from now on.

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

4. Who used to own the car that belongs to the narrator at the start of the story?
(a) Miss Nili.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Lucy-amma.
(d) Mr. Salgado.

5. Why does the cashier want the narrator to use his phone?
(a) To speak with his boss.
(b) To call the police.
(c) To call his landlady.
(d) To show him how to use the phone.

6. Alone in the house, Triton falls asleep. When he is awakened by a sound, what does he think it is?
(a) Wind knocking a window open.
(b) Stray cat.
(c) A robber.
(d) Mr. Salgado returning.

7. What is Triton worried about, regarding being under Joseph's rule?
(a) That Joseph slits his throat.
(b) That he, too, becomes mean and corrupt.
(c) That Joseph sells him to a passing tourist.
(d) That he attacks the man to protect himself.

8. When Joseph is in Mr. Salgado's room, what does he do when Triton finds him there?
(a) Pushes the boy onto the bed.
(b) Threatens the boy with a knife.
(c) Lets out a loud scream.
(d) Runs out the door.

9. How does Triton try to protect himself from Joseph when he's left alone with him in the house?
(a) He wears a necklace made of chili peppers.
(b) He hides a big stick under his bed.
(c) He rubs a raw onion all over his hands.
(d) He carries a small pocketknife everywhere he goes.

10. The region of Sri Lanka that the cashier comes from is once what?
(a) A seafood cornucopia.
(b) A coffee-producing economic center.
(c) A sanctuary for plant scientists.
(d) A diver's paradise.

11. 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.

12. What does the cashier confirm to the narrator?
(a) There is a huge community of Sri Lankans in London.
(b) His cousin teaches him a few words spoken in Sri Lanka.
(c) He is from Sri Lanka.
(d) There is a good Sri Lankan restaurant thirty miles away.

13. What languages does the cashier say he speaks?
(a) Tamil and a little English.
(b) Hebrew and French.
(c) Hindi and a little English.
(d) Turkish and French.

14. How long has the cashier been out of Sri Lanka?
(a) Seven years ago.
(b) Fairly recently.
(c) A decade.
(d) A year and a half.

15. The cashier experiences technical difficulties with what?
(a) Electronic till.
(b) Paint drying unit.
(c) Jumper cables.
(d) Pressurized hose.

Short Answer Questions

1. One night, Triton dreams that there is a demon in the house, and in the morning he oversleeps. What does he tell Mr. Salgado that morning?

2. Who stumbles towards the narrator and the cashier as the two are engrossed in conversation?

3. What does Triton say when Mr. Salgado asks him if he has any schooling?

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

5. How far away is Sri Lanka from England?

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