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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What compensation does Joseph get, and what warning does he get, at the end of "Kolla"?
(a) He is given a farewell party and told never to go near Triton again.
(b) He is given a cake and is told to leave Lucy-amma alone.
(c) He receives severance pay and is warned to never come back.
(d) He receives a shirt and is warned to stay sober from now on.

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

4. How long has the narrator been out of Sri Lanka?
(a) Less than a month.
(b) More than twenty years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Twelve years.

5. After the cashier shares information about himself with the narrator, what does he ask?
(a) How the narrator likes London.
(b) If the narrator lives nearby.
(c) Where the narrator went to school.
(d) If the narrator is married.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The haberdasher who stops by Mr. Salgado's house on Thursdays is one of the what who stops by regularly?

3. Why does Triton seek refuge in the kitchen?

4. Why is the cashier impressed with the narrator?

5. The region of Sri Lanka that the cashier comes from is once what?

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