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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. What does Miss Nili advise regarding the holiday decor?
(a) To add shinier decor.
(b) To cover the house in twinkling lights.
(c) To add more Christmas tree decorations.
(d) To take down most of it.

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

3. While the group has dinner at the observatory, Mr. Salgado talks about an idea he has about creating an instrument to ___.
(a) Generate electricity from the sea.
(b) Detect large schools of fish along the coast.
(c) Remove pollutants from the bay.
(d) Measure sound waves.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Triton watches Mr. Salgado and Miss Nili taking a stroll down the beach, he imagines ___.

2. What changes does Miss Nili bring about in Mr. Salgado's house?

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

4. As Mr. Salgado drives the Land-Rover to the observatory, what does he almost hit?

5. When the Christmas Eve dinner guests start to leave, what does Mr. Salgado tell Triton to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Triton's experience at the Christmas Eve dinner.

4. 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?

5. Despite his misgivings, Mr. Salgado accepts the job offered to him by his friend, Mr. Dias Liyanage. How does this affect Triton?

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

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

8. How does Triton feel about the sea?

9. Who is Nili?

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

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