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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 does Mr. Salgado talk about during the Christmas Eve dinner?
(a) Miss Nili's job at the hotel.
(b) The ocean's thermodynamics.
(c) The shifting trade winds.
(d) His new car.

2. Who stumbles towards the narrator and the cashier as the two are engrossed in conversation?
(a) Police officer.
(b) Drunk man.
(c) Mutual friend.
(d) Distraught child.

3. When they are in Sri Lanka, Mr. Salgado wants a floating restaurant where ___.
(a) Dignitaries can dine while Mr. Salgado talks about the sea.
(b) Nili can entertain patrons with her lovely singing.
(c) Families can eat fish and chips while they learn about coral reefs.
(d) Triton can showcase his cooking skills.

4. Mr. Salgado announces to Triton that they are going to England so he can do what?
(a) Forget about Nili and find a new love.
(b) Work at an institute.
(c) Open a restaurant.
(d) Pursue his passion for music.

5. After purchasing a car, what does Mr. Salgado teach Triton?
(a) How to figure out the mileage.
(b) How to clean it.
(c) How the engine works.
(d) How to drive it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Triton do while the men at the poker party chat over drinks?

2. What does Miss Nili do a few days after the Christmas Eve party?

3. How does Mr. Salgado treat Robert and the journalist?

4. Why does Salgado say he's reluctant to work for the government?

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

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