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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What happens in Colombo in the summer of 1983? (from Part IV Strandline)

Tidal wave.

Typhoon.

Riots.

Government overthrow.

2.

What do Robert and the journalist want to know when they stop by to visit Mr. Salgado? (from Part III A Thousand Fingers)

How much it costs to build a protective seawall.

How the coastal village lifestyle is changing due to sea erosion.

How quickly the reef is deteriorating.

How the project to convert the ocean's energy into electricity is coming along.

3.

What does Triton say when he hears about Mr. Salgado's decision to go back to Sri Lanka? (from Part IV Strandline)

Lucy-amma is happy to see him.

Miss Nili will undoubtedly welcome him with open arms.

It's too dangerous there now.

Too many years have passed.

4.

In the 1980s, how do Mr. Salgado and Triton know the details of the violence back in Sri Lanka? (from Part IV Strandline)

From Miss Nili's letters.

Through television.

From phone calls by Wijetunga.

Through a Sri Lankan newspaper published in London.

5.

When Joseph is in Mr. Salgado's room, what does he do when Triton finds him there? (from Part I Kolla)

Lets out a loud scream.

Runs out the door.

Pushes the boy onto the bed.

Threatens the boy with a knife.

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