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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III A Thousand Fingers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calls Nili right before lunch is served to the poker crowd?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Robert.
(c) Dias.
(d) Her former employer.

2. 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) Learns to sew or play the piano.
(c) Stows away on a passing ship.
(d) Never leaves his childhood home.

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

4. Alone in the house, Triton falls asleep. When he is awakened by a sound, what does he think it is?
(a) Mr. Salgado returning.
(b) A robber.
(c) Stray cat.
(d) Wind knocking a window open.

5. Why does Nili become upset when she goes to see the fish catch?
(a) She thinks the fish market is stinky and dirty.
(b) A reef shark is killed and a dolphin is about to be killed.
(c) She sees her old boyfriend there with his new wife.
(d) One of the fishermen is rude to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Miss Nili and Mr. Salgado get ready to attend the Mahaweli Scheme inauguration party, Triton gets the sense that things are ___.

2. What does Triton find inside the cookbook he receives?

3. After Miss Nili stops working at The Sea Hopper Hotel, what dream does she develop?

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

5. As a young servant for Mr. Salgado, Triton's regular duties include what?

(see the answer key)

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