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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. In "The Mouse," how long after Gamini's wife left him did he collapse from exhaustion?
(a) 11 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 3 months.

2. How long did Sarath stay at Wickramsinghe when he was 13 and his brother was sick?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 9 weeks.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 3 weeks.

3. At the end of "Ananda," what type of mine does Sarath believe that Sailor might have worked?
(a) Gem.
(b) Magnesium.
(c) Plumbago.
(d) Aluminium.

4. In "Between Heartbeats," where does Sarath tell Anil that he was selected to go and study for a year?
(a) Japan.
(b) China.
(c) Singapore.
(d) Thailand.

5. What illness did Sarath's brother have when Sarath first went to the family estate in Ekneligoda?
(a) Dengue fever.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Ebola.
(d) Diphtheria.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Ananda," how long did it take Sirissa to walk to the school?

2. When Gamini was at the beach in "The Mouse," how old were the wounded that gunmen took him to to treat?

3. In "Between Heartbeats," when did the massacre happen at a village while Gamini was performing heart surgery?

4. In "The Mouse," when Gamini was a boy, what time of day would he take his father a drink in his office?

5. In "The Mouse," who did Gamini refuse to be photographed with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Gamini do shortly after his wife left their marriage?

2. In "Between Heartbeats," what did Anil say about movies in Sri Lankan movie theaters?

3. In "The Mouse," what happened when Gamini fell asleep on the beach?

4. What did Sareth work on in China?

5. In "Ananda," how does Anil remember that some of her teachers were able to discover in a skeleton what the person's profession was?

6. What happened to Ananda's wife, Sirissa?

7. In "Between Heartbeats," where and how did Anil leave Cullis?

8. In "Ananda," after Arankale was deserted for 400 years, what was it like when humans returned?

9. What type of cases did Gamini see when he worked at the base hospital at Polonnaruwa during his last year in the northeast?

10. In "Ananda," why does Ananda spend the first morning in the village?

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