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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Nili worry that she's really not invited to the Mahaweli Scheme inauguration party?
2. How does Triton change after Nili joins the household?
3. Why is Mr. Salgado distracted on the drive to the observatory?
4. How does Mr. Salgado feel whenever Miss Nili is not around?
5. While Triton is in the kitchen after the Christmas Eve dinner, who visits him, and why?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Triton's experience at the Christmas Eve dinner.
2. For Christmas, what does Mr. Salgado do for the first time since Triton came to work for him?
3. How does Triton feel about the sea?
4. Who is Nili?
5. 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?
6. How does the relationship between Mr. Salgado and Miss Nili change after the Christmas Eve party?
7. Describe the tension that exists between Mr. Salgado and the journalist who comes to ask him questions about sea erosion.
8. What does Mr. Salgado do on Christmas Eve?
9. Describe the trip Mr. Salgado, Mr. Liyanage, and Triton take to the observatory.
10. During the festive dinner party at his home with Miss Nili and several other distinguished guests, what does Mr. Salgado talk about?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
From your perspective, is Mr. Salgado an optimist, a pessimist, or a realist? Support your answer with several examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Triton's earlier years in Sri Lanka and his later years in England.
1. How does he recreate some of his Sri Lankan existence in England?
2. How does he free himself from the ghosts of his past?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the transformation these characters experience from the start to the end of Triton's story. Include how, exactly, they evolve and which major factors trigger their growth and changes:
1. Triton.
2. Mr. Salgado.
3. Miss Nili.
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