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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Grove of Ascetics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What colored sarongs do the men wear who are rolling cigarettes at the end of "The Grove of Ascetics"?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue-green.
(c) Reddish-orange.
(d) Yellow.

2. Who does Anil read about when she is sick in "Sarath"?
(a) Lincoln and Roosevelt.
(b) Einstein and Edison.
(c) Gandhi and Frank Sinatra.
(d) Madame Curry and Mother Teresa.

3. In "Sarath," how long has it been since Anil has been to Sri Lanka?
(a) 22 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 15 years.

4. In "Sarath," how long is Anil supposed to work with an archaeologist in Colombo?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 11 weeks.
(c) 7 weeks.
(d) 13 weeks.

5. In "The Grove of Ascetics," on their way back to Colombo, what do Sarath and Anil see in the road?
(a) Cow.
(b) Dead man.
(c) Truck driver.
(d) Dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what family member did Anil get her name?

2. When did a Japanese archaeologist discover the Bodhisattvas?

3. When was the linguistic subtext that Palipana claimed to have been translated, but that seemed to be a fiction, supposed to have been written?

4. In "Sarath," how old is Lalitha?

5. In "The Grove of Ascetics," where did a Sri Lankan translate rock graffiti?

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