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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II Cook's Joy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Triton seek refuge in the kitchen?
(a) It's the only room in the house with a door that locks.
(b) It reminds him of the times he helps his mother in the kitchen.
(c) He has a secret hiding place behind the kitchen pantry.
(d) Joseph does not go in there when onions are being prepared.

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

3. Where does the cashier invite the narrator to?
(a) The garage.
(b) The deli.
(c) The coffee shop.
(d) The office.

4. The cashier tells the narrator that he, too, has a:
(a) Dream.
(b) College education.
(c) Child.
(d) House.

5. While Triton is in the kitchen after the Christmas Eve dinner, who visits him, and why?
(a) Mr. Salgado to give him further instructions.
(b) One of the foreign guests to thank him.
(c) Joseph to apologize for his past behavior.
(d) Miss Nili to give him a present.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has the narrator been out of Sri Lanka?

2. When Mr. Salgado returns from his trip and finds Joseph first missing and later drunk, what does he do?

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

4. What color is the narrator's vehicle mentioned at the start of the story?

5. Why does the cashier turn off the outside lights?

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