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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Why Triton wants to quit.
(c) Where Nili is and what she's doing.
(d) Whether or not his project is getting funded.

3. Who calls Nili right before lunch is served to the poker crowd?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her former employer.
(c) Robert.
(d) Dias.

4. How does Mr. Salgado feel when Miss Nili is around?
(a) Tense.
(b) Happy.
(c) Bashful.
(d) Confused.

5. What is the Mahaweli Scheme?
(a) A reef protection initiative.
(b) An extensive food cooperative.
(c) A child protection plan.
(d) An inland irrigation project.

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

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

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

9. Why does Triton wish Miss Nili would come by the house more often?
(a) She always tips him after he serves dinner.
(b) She has a good effect on Mr. Salgado.
(c) She brings him news of his family.
(d) He likes how she smells of jasmine blossoms.

10. What does Miss Nili do after she and Mr. Salgado return from the inauguration party?
(a) Plays sultry music.
(b) Sits on the sofa and cries.
(c) Prepares coffee for everyone.
(d) Takes a walk along the beach.

11. What does Miss Nili do a few days after the Christmas Eve party?
(a) Moves in with Mr. Salgado.
(b) Quits her job.
(c) Bakes Triton a cake.
(d) Takes a three-day trip.

12. After their near accident on the drive to the observatory, Mr. Salgado, his friend, and Triton stop by a temple for what?
(a) To put money in a roadside blessing box.
(b) To purchase water and a box lunch for each of them.
(c) To have a picnic lunch by the temple pond.
(d) To pray at the travelers' shrine.

13. Triton recalls a time when he is making lasagna and Nili tells him that ___.
(a) He reminds her of a childhood friend.
(b) He's preparing it all wrong.
(c) He doesn't belong there.
(d) She thinks he's cute.

14. While Triton is in the kitchen after the Christmas Eve dinner, who visits him, and why?
(a) Mr. Salgado to give him further instructions.
(b) Joseph to apologize for his past behavior.
(c) One of the foreign guests to thank him.
(d) Miss Nili to give him a present.

15. How do the guests react to the meal Triton prepares for Christmas Eve?
(a) They are underwhelmed.
(b) They are impressed.
(c) They don't like it but they're polite about it.
(d) They tell him it's too cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Miss Nili start visiting Mr. Salgado?

2. When another guest arrives for the Christmas Eve dinner at Mr. Salgado's house, what does Triton do?

3. Mr. Salgado announces to Triton that they are going to England so he can do what?

4. What does Triton find inside the cookbook he receives?

5. While the group has dinner at the observatory, Mr. Salgado talks about an idea he has about creating an instrument to ___.

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