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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Life Wheel and Distance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Life Wheel," when does Anil mention there were plagues?
(a) 1856 and 1890.
(b) 1842 and 1875.
(c) 1839 and 1868.
(d) 1861 and 1894.

2. In "The Mouse," where did Sarath's wife work?
(a) Law office.
(b) Radio station.
(c) University.
(d) Elementary school.

3. What age was Palipana when he finished studying languages and text?
(a) 41.
(b) 39.
(c) 40.
(d) 38.

4. In "A Brother," what size grenade could destroy most of a person's feet?
(a) Size of an inkwell.
(b) Size of a tennis ball.
(c) Size of a book.
(d) Size of a tea cup.

5. What was the occupation of Sarath's father?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Professor.
(d) Archaeologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Anil's parents die?

2. How old is the house in Wickramasinghe where Sarath and Anil stay in "Ananada"?

3. In "Ananda," how many generations of a family have lived at the estate where Sarath, Anil, and Ananda work recreating Sailor's head?

4. In "The Grove of Ascetics," by what time has Ananda Udugama and his companions walked a mile and come down into the fields?

5. How many centuries after Asanga the Wise lived at Arankale did monks return and live there again?

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