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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV Strandline.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the gas station cashier on the job?
(a) One month.
(b) Ten days.
(c) It's his first night.
(d) It's the end of his first week.

2. What do Mr. Salgado and Triton learn about the snack bar at the end of the road?
(a) It burned down.
(b) It's for sale.
(c) It serves a Sri Lankan delicacy.
(d) It's owned by a Sri Lankan family.

3. Why is Mr. Salgado distracted on the drive to the observatory?
(a) Mr. Dias Liyanage is talking too much.
(b) He's too busy reciting poetry.
(c) He has a lot on his mind.
(d) He's too hungry to focus on driving.

4. After their near accident on the drive to the observatory, Mr. Salgado, his friend, and Triton stop by a temple for what?
(a) To put money in a roadside blessing box.
(b) To have a picnic lunch by the temple pond.
(c) To purchase water and a box lunch for each of them.
(d) To pray at the travelers' shrine.

5. One night, Triton dreams that there is a demon in the house, and in the morning he oversleeps. What does he tell Mr. Salgado that morning?
(a) Someone tries to break in, but Triton chases him away.
(b) The raging storm outside keeps Triton up all night.
(c) Joseph steals Mr. Salgado's best wine the night before.
(d) Triton fears the house may be haunted.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Triton reply to the woman at the pub who asks him a question?

2. How does Joseph feel and act towards Triton?

3. Who is Palitha Aluthgoda, a prominent figure who is assassinated?

4. When Mr. Salgado brings up the story of an ark, how do the other guests react?

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

(see the answer key)

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