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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I Kolla.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vehicle does the narrator own when the story opens?
(a) Renault.
(b) Fiat.
(c) Honda.
(d) Volkswagen.

2. How old is Lucy-amma?
(a) Twenty-eight years old.
(b) Twelve years old.
(c) More than seventy years old.
(d) At least a hundred years old.

3. Why is the cashier impressed with the narrator?
(a) He used to be a marine biologist.
(b) He is a vegetarian.
(c) He owns a restaurant.
(d) He attends Oxford.

4. In what language does the narrator try to speak to the cashier?
(a) Sinhala.
(b) Swedish.
(c) Swahili.
(d) Spanish.

5. When Triton gets up to investigate the source of the sound in the house, he finds Joseph in Mr. Salgado's room. What is the man doing there?
(a) Reading Mr. Salgado's diary.
(b) Stealing money.
(c) Trying out Mr. Salgado's clothes.
(d) Rubbing cologne on his chest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "kolla" mean in Sinhala?

2. What about Mr. Salgado captivates young Triton when they first meet?

3. Why are Triton and Joseph left alone at Mr. Salgado's house?

4. When it starts to rain, Triton hopes that Joseph ____.

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

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