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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. Where do the Christmas Eve dinner guests retire to while Triton clears the table?
(a) Sitting room for coffee.
(b) Lounge to watch television.
(c) Game room to play a board game.
(d) Garden to enjoy some fresh air.

2. After Miss Nili stops working at The Sea Hopper Hotel, what dream does she develop?
(a) To get married and have five children.
(b) To build her own hotel.
(c) To start a school for chefs.
(d) To become a tour guide in the island's pearl district.

3. Why does Mr. Salgado start to ignore marine-related projects that used to captivate him?
(a) He turns his attention to musical pursuits.
(b) The government interferes too much with his science projects.
(c) He's too preoccupied with Wijetunga's transformation.
(d) Spending time with Miss Nili, he becomes a socialite.

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

5. Why does Salgado say he's reluctant to work for the government?
(a) There is little pay in working for the government.
(b) He would rather conduct his research independently.
(c) The government does not run the program correctly.
(d) He does not want to play the politicians' games.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. Salgado brings up the story of an ark, how do the other guests react?

2. Wijetunga's radical idea about improving his country is to ___.

3. How does young Triton feel about the sea?

4. At the poker party, Mr. Salgado can't eat and drinks too much beer because he's worried about what?

5. For the dinner party on Christmas Eve, what does Triton cook for the first time ever?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. How does Triton feel about the sea?

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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