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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Mr. Salgado announces to Triton that they are going to England so he can do what?
(a) Forget about Nili and find a new love.
(b) Pursue his passion for music.
(c) Work at an institute.
(d) Open a restaurant.

4. What changes does Miss Nili bring about in Mr. Salgado's house?
(a) She insists on doing most of the cooking herself.
(b) She hires additional household staff.
(c) She insists on new routines and schedules.
(d) She orders repairs and remodels.

5. Mr. Dias Liyanage wants Mr. Salgado to take a job with a foundation interested in what?
(a) Cultural preservation.
(b) Fishing industry.
(c) Soil conservation.
(d) Coral business.

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

7. As Miss Nili and Mr. Salgado get ready to attend the Mahaweli Scheme inauguration party, Triton gets the sense that things are ___.
(a) Not what they seem.
(b) Incomprehensible.
(c) Going great.
(d) Slipping away.

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

9. Mr. Salgado tells Triton that Dias is dead and explains that he ___.
(a) Drowns at sea.
(b) Is assassinated.
(c) Dies of a heart attack.
(d) Crashes the jeep against a tree.

10. 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.

11. What does Mr. Salgado talk about during the Christmas Eve dinner?
(a) Miss Nili's job at the hotel.
(b) The ocean's thermodynamics.
(c) His new car.
(d) The shifting trade winds.

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

13. What kind of fish does Triton purchase from a group of fishermen?
(a) Black ghost knifefish.
(b) Blue-striped parrot fish.
(c) Flower horn fish.
(d) Butterfly peacock fish.

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

15. Why does Nili worry that she's really not invited to the Mahaweli Scheme inauguration party?
(a) One of the party organizers dislikes her.
(b) Her name does not appear on the invitation.
(c) She's not a wife.
(d) Mr. Salgado often gets the details wrong.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Miss Nili stops working at The Sea Hopper Hotel, what dream does she develop?

2. What does Miss Nili advise regarding the holiday decor?

3. One evening, Miss Nili and Mr. Salgado argue about what to do because Nili wants to go out but Salgado wants to ___.

4. Why does Salgado say he's reluctant to work for the government?

5. When Triton takes towels to Miss Nili's and Mr. Salgado's room, what does he accidentally see?

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