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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is NOT included in the "Five Lessons" Wijetunga speaks of to Triton?
(a) Self-empowerment through wind farms.
(b) Basic teachings of capitalism.
(c) Social movements around the world.
(d) Plans for revolution in Sri Lanka.

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

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

5. When the men at the poker party call to Triton to bring more beer, what does he do?
(a) Ignores them.
(b) Brings coffee instead.
(c) Brings wine instead.
(d) Goes fishing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the guests react to the meal Triton prepares for Christmas Eve?

2. What kind of fish does Triton purchase from a group of fishermen?

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

4. On the morning of the poker party, Nili is in a bad mood and won't ___.

5. How does Nili feel about the food Triton prepares?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Nili?

2. Explain how the ocean is used as a significant symbol in "Part III, A Thousand Fingers".

3. How does the relationship between Mr. Salgado and Miss Nili change after the Christmas Eve party?

4. After Miss Nili quits her job at The Sea Hopper Hotel, she spends much more time with Mr. Salgado. In what ways does he become more like her during this phase?

5. What happens after Mr. Salgado accuses Miss Nili of sleeping with Robert?

6. Problems start to appear in the relationship between Miss Nili and Mr. Salgado, and she's in a very bad mood right before a poker party. What does she do during the party, and how does Mr. Salgado react?

7. For Christmas, what does Mr. Salgado do for the first time since Triton came to work for him?

8. How is Triton's name a fitting choice in light of the story's theme and setting?

9. Describe the tension that exists between Mr. Salgado and the journalist who comes to ask him questions about sea erosion.

10. How does Triton grow and evolve from "Part I, Kolla" to "Part II, Cook's Joy" in Reef?

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