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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Between Heartbeats.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Ananda," what does Ananda try to use to kill himself?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Stick.
(c) Knife.
(d) Rope.

2. In "The Grove of Ascetics," what is the name of the girl who helps Palipana?
(a) Dayani.
(b) Amanthi.
(c) Lakma.
(d) Upeksha.

3. In "Between Heartbeats," what color earrings does the woman wear who helped Gamini with the heart surgery?
(a) Pink.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

4. In "The Grove of Ascetics," what date does Anil give to the cache of bones where Sailor was found?
(a) 19th century.
(b) 18th century.
(c) 9th century.
(d) 11 century.

5. How old is the house in Wickramasinghe where Sarath and Anil stay in "Ananada"?
(a) 200 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 150 years.
(d) 30 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of "Ananda," what type of mine does Sarath believe that Sailor might have worked?

3. When Anil visits Lalitha in "Sarath," where does her grandmother say that she works?

4. What are the dimensions of the Stone Book at Polonnaruwa?

5. In the 1970s, where did academics have international conferences?

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