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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Breach.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After taking care of his car, what does the narrator do at the start of the story?
(a) Records data in a logbook.
(b) Assists another driver.
(c) Buys an ice cream cone.
(d) Drops his wallet.

2. What is the narrator doing as the story opens?
(a) Painting his car.
(b) Filling the tank of his car.
(c) Replacing the battery of his car.
(d) Washing his car.

3. When the narrator and cashier meet, what is happening in Sri Lanka?
(a) Reconciliation.
(b) Invasion.
(c) Floods.
(d) War.

4. How far away is Sri Lanka from England?
(a) Four hundred miles.
(b) Two thousand eight hundred miles.
(c) Six thousand miles.
(d) A thousand miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Does the cashier understand the suggestions the narrator gives him in a Sri Lankan language?

2. When the narrator and the cashier strike up a conversation, what does the narrator want to know?

3. Once inside the office, what does the narrator ask the cashier?

4. How long has the cashier been out of Sri Lanka?

5. The cashier experiences technical difficulties with what?

(see the answer key)

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