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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Mahaweli Scheme?
(a) An extensive food cooperative.
(b) A reef protection initiative.
(c) An inland irrigation project.
(d) A child protection plan.

2. After they move to England, where do Mr. Salgado and Triton go in the spring?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Wales.
(c) France.
(d) Scotland.

3. As the narrator begins to speak about his former life in Sri Lanka, he talks about a ______.
(a) Bay-fronted house.
(b) Flower-adorned shrine.
(c) Glass-bottom boat.
(d) Dome-shaped temple.

4. Why is Triton worried about having to move Mr. Salgado's shoes to the spare room?
(a) He's afraid of mixing them up.
(b) He doesn't want to damage them.
(c) He has an irrational fear of shoes.
(d) There is very little space there for them.

5. What does the cashier confirm to the narrator?
(a) He is from Sri Lanka.
(b) There is a good Sri Lankan restaurant thirty miles away.
(c) There is a huge community of Sri Lankans in London.
(d) His cousin teaches him a few words spoken in Sri Lanka.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Alone in the house, Triton falls asleep. When he is awakened by a sound, what does he think it is?

4. What is Triton worried about, regarding being under Joseph's rule?

5. When Triton finds himself alone with Joseph at Mr. Salgado's house, what is he afraid of?

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