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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the poker party, Mr. Salgado can't eat and drinks too much beer because he's worried about what?
(a) The fast-approaching hurricane.
(b) Whether or not his project is getting funded.
(c) Why Triton wants to quit.
(d) Where Nili is and what she's doing.

2. With Mr. Salgado spending more time out of the house with his new job, Triton spends more time doing what?
(a) Reading.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Cleaning.

3. Who is Wijetunga?
(a) Mr. Salgado's next-door neighbor.
(b) Mr. Salgado's assistant at the observatory.
(c) Triton's father.
(d) Triton's youngest brother.

4. Wijetunga's radical idea about improving his country is to ___.
(a) First destroy in order to create something better.
(b) Use every available space for growing fruits and vegetables.
(c) Make alliances with their enemies.
(d) Legalize gambling.

5. Why is Triton worried about having to move Mr. Salgado's shoes to the spare room?
(a) He doesn't want to damage them.
(b) He's afraid of mixing them up.
(c) There is very little space there for them.
(d) He has an irrational fear of shoes.

6. Triton's wish to see more of the outside world comes true when Mr. Salgado takes him to ___.
(a) The amusement park.
(b) The coffee plantation.
(c) The observatory.
(d) The library.

7. How does Mr. Salgado feel whenever Miss Nili is not around?
(a) Back to normal.
(b) Preoccupied with her.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Horrendously depressed.

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

9. What does Miss Nili do when Mr. Salgado accuses her of sleeping with Robert?
(a) Laughs loudly and slaps him.
(b) Cries, saying the accusation hurts.
(c) Insults him angrily and leaves.
(d) Says she loves Robert.

10. For the dinner party on Christmas Eve, what does Triton cook for the first time ever?
(a) Ham.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Pecan pie.
(d) Coconut cream pie.

11. On the morning of the poker party, Nili is in a bad mood and won't ___.
(a) Get out of bed.
(b) Eat.
(c) Leave her room.
(d) Talk.

12. What do Robert and the journalist want to know when they stop by to visit Mr. Salgado?
(a) How much it costs to build a protective seawall.
(b) How quickly the reef is deteriorating.
(c) How the project to convert the ocean's energy into electricity is coming along.
(d) How the coastal village lifestyle is changing due to sea erosion.

13. When another guest arrives for the Christmas Eve dinner at Mr. Salgado's house, what does Triton do?
(a) Gives up his portion of the food so that the unexpected guest may eat.
(b) Complains to Mr. Salgado that there is not enough food to go around.
(c) Storms off in anger because nobody tells him about the guest in advance.
(d) Quickly arranges another setting at the table to avoid an awkward moment.

14. What does Triton find inside the cookbook he receives?
(a) A letter meant for someone else.
(b) A map of Sri Lanka.
(c) A one hundred rupee note.
(d) A thank you letter.

15. As Mr. Salgado drives the Land-Rover to the observatory, what does he almost hit?
(a) Building.
(b) Tree.
(c) Cow.
(d) Bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Dias Liyanage wants Mr. Salgado to take a job with a foundation interested in what?

2. Why does Mr. Salgado start to ignore marine-related projects that used to captivate him?

3. When Triton goes back to the kitchen as holiday dinner guests start to leave, how does he feel?

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

5. When the men at the poker party call to Triton to bring more beer, what does he do?

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