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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. After recording information about his car, what does the narrator do?
2. What is Triton worried about, regarding being under Joseph's rule?
3. Why does the cashier want the narrator to use his phone?
4. Although Mr. Salgado goes to the best schools in Colombo, he considers himself what?
5. In response to the intrusion upon the conversation between him and the narrator, what does the cashier do?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Mr. Salgado leaves for a weekend trip to his cousin's tea estate, what additional responsibilities does he give Triton?
2. When the cashier asks the narrator if he lives close by, what does the man reply?
3. Why does the gas station cashier want the narrator to speak with his boss?
4. At the start of the story, how does the narrator try to help the cashier?
5. What are young Triton's main duties at Mr. Salgado's house?
6. During their first meeting, how does Triton reply when Mr. Salgado asks if he's been to school?
7. What does the London cashier say about the situation back home in Sri Lanka?
8. What happens when Mr. Salgado returns home from his trip to the tea estate?
9. When he is a boy, why does Triton regard Mr. Salgado's house as the "center of the universe"?
10. Why is young Triton brought to Mr. Salgado's home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
From your perspective, is Mr. Salgado an optimist, a pessimist, or a realist? Support your answer with several examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Triton, the narrator, with Mr. Salgado, the main character. Explain their differences and similarities. How does the reader view the world through the lens of the narrator? How does the narrator become one of the story's main characters?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the relationship between Miss Nili and Triton. How does she try to help him? How does Triton respond? Does he have a secret crush on her? Why or why not? How do his thoughts about her evolve as he grows?
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