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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Joseph is in Mr. Salgado's room, what does he do when Triton finds him there?
(a) Pushes the boy onto the bed.
(b) Lets out a loud scream.
(c) Runs out the door.
(d) Threatens the boy with a knife.

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

3. Why does the cashier turn off the outside lights?
(a) To close early and go home to his family.
(b) So he can take a ten-minute smoking break.
(c) So the monthly electric bill won't be as high.
(d) To keep customers away while the problem is being resolved.

4. When the cashier experiences technical difficulties, what does he consider doing?
(a) Calling for help.
(b) Rummaging through the shed.
(c) Throwing the unit away.
(d) Quitting his job.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the narrator's vehicle mentioned at the start of the story?

2. When Triton gets up to investigate the source of the sound in the house, he finds Joseph in Mr. Salgado's room. What is the man doing there?

3. After recording information about his car, what does the narrator do?

4. Who stumbles towards the narrator and the cashier as the two are engrossed in conversation?

5. What vehicle does the narrator own when the story opens?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Triton do right after he fills up the tank of his old Volkswagen?

2. At the end of the first section, what does the narrator begin to talk about with the gas station cashier?

3. What happens when Mr. Salgado returns home from his trip to the tea estate?

4. When Mr. Salgado leaves for a weekend trip to his cousin's tea estate, what additional responsibilities does he give Triton?

5. In the opening scene, what kind of trouble does the cashier experience?

6. In "Part 1, Kolla", why is Triton left alone in Mr. Salgado's house?

7. Where does this story begin?

8. During their first meeting, how does Triton reply when Mr. Salgado asks if he's been to school?

9. What are young Triton's main duties at Mr. Salgado's house?

10. What does the London cashier say about the situation back home in Sri Lanka?

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