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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Ananda," after Sarath takes Ananda for medical treatment, what does a foreman come to the estate to do?
(a) Collect pineapples.
(b) Collect bamboo.
(c) Pick tea.
(d) Weight tea.

2. In "Ananda," what does Anil think that Sailor did for work?
(a) Fished.
(b) Worked in the mines.
(c) Painted.
(d) Farmed.

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

4. Where did Palipana find the remaining structures of a monastery?
(a) 5 miles from Puttulam.
(b) 20 miles from Anuradhapura.
(c) 15 miles from Badulla.
(d) 9 miles from Kandy.

5. In "The Grove of Ascetics," who was the epigraphist who wrestled archaeological authority away from the Europeans?
(a) Aiyar.
(b) Palipana.
(c) Sircar.
(d) Hultzsch.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Ananda," what does Anil remember that Tibetans believe monks become in the next life if they had not meditated properly?

2. In "Sarath," where is the rented house where Anil is staying?

3. In "A Brother," during the first two years of the war, how many casualties were brought in as a result of explosions?

4. What illness did Sarath's brother have when Sarath first went to the family estate in Ekneligoda?

5. In "Ananda," what does Sarath say is the only thing that is state-of-the-art in Sri Lanka?

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