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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. At the Christmas Eve dinner, who watches Miss Nili intently as she speaks?
(a) Triton.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Dias.
(d) Robert.

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

3. How does Wijetunga, Mr. Salgados' assistant, change in Part III of the book?
(a) He becomes a vegetarian and speaks of attaining enlightenment.
(b) He goes through a bitter divorce and child custody battle.
(c) He grows a beard, is kinder to Triton, and speaks of revolution.
(d) He completes his education and knows almost as much as Mr. Salgado does about reefs.

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

5. When Miss Nili and Mr. Salgado are out one evening, Triton wonders what his life is like if he ___.
(a) Works in a restaurant or goex to hotel school.
(b) Never leaves his childhood home.
(c) Stows away on a passing ship.
(d) Learns to sew or play the piano.

Short Answer Questions

1. While working for Mr. Salgado, how does Triton educate himself?

2. What does Miss Nili do after she and Mr. Salgado return from the inauguration party?

3. Triton recalls a time when he is making lasagna and Nili tells him that ___.

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

5. During a trip to the bungalow observatory, how does Triton help out?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. What gift does Nili bring Triton on Christmas Eve after the dinner party?

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

7. How does Triton feel about the sea?

8. How does the personal transformation of Wijetunga, Mr. Salgado's work assistant, reflect the transformation taking place in Sri Lanka?

9. 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?

10. Why is the death of Sri Lanka's "most flamboyant millionaire" a hot topic of conversation among Mr. Salgado, Miss Nili, and their circle of friends?

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