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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. Why does Nili become upset when she goes to see the fish catch?
(a) She sees her old boyfriend there with his new wife.
(b) She thinks the fish market is stinky and dirty.
(c) One of the fishermen is rude to her.
(d) A reef shark is killed and a dolphin is about to be killed.

2. 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 the project to convert the ocean's energy into electricity is coming along.
(c) How quickly the reef is deteriorating.
(d) How the coastal village lifestyle is changing due to sea erosion.

3. Why does Miss Nili borrow Mr. Salgado's blue shirt?
(a) Her little brother needs a blue shirt for his school play.
(b) It goes well with her cream-colored skirt.
(c) To use as a sample so that another like it can be made for him.
(d) She wants to have it laundered because she accidentally spilled wine on it.

4. 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) He has an irrational fear of shoes.
(d) There is very little space there for them.

5. As Triton unpacks Nili's suitcases, what fascinates him?
(a) The magazines she reads.
(b) Her large collection of perfumes and colognes.
(c) The fabric her clothes are made of.
(d) The unusual color of her suitcases.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Salgado feel whenever Miss Nili is not around?

2. When Robert brings by a journalist to see Mr. Salgado, Miss Nili greets them wearing what?

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

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

5. After their near accident on the drive to the observatory, Mr. Salgado, his friend, and Triton stop by a temple for what?

Short Essay Questions

1. When his friend, Mr. Dias Liyanage, offers Mr. Salgado a job with a foundation interested in the coral business, why is Mr. Salgado reluctant to take this job?

2. What transformations does the household undergo after Miss Nili moves into Mr. Salgado's house?

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

4. During the festive dinner party at his home with Miss Nili and several other distinguished guests, what does Mr. Salgado talk about?

5. Describe Nili's reaction when she accompanies Triton to the fish market.

6. How does Triton feel about the sea?

7. How does Triton prepare for Nili's move to Mr. Salgado's house?

8. Who is Nili?

9. Describe the trip Mr. Salgado, Mr. Liyanage, and Triton take to the observatory.

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

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