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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 was the name of Palipana's brother who seemed more congenial than Palipana?
(a) Anishka.
(b) Narada.
(c) Ravith.
(d) Chaminda.

2. How many years did Palipana study the graffiti at Sigiriya?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 17 years.
(d) 8 years.

3. What type of anthropologist is Anil?
(a) Linguistic.
(b) Medical.
(c) Cultural.
(d) Forensic.

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

5. In "Sarath," when Anil examines bodies with forensic students, where does she believe that the second victim fell from?
(a) Mountain path.
(b) High-rise building.
(c) Helicopter.
(d) Bridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Sarath," how is a man killed on a train?

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

3. In "The Grove of Ascetics," how long are the shifts that gem-pit workers labor?

4. In "Sarath," what languages is a sign printed in that starts "Let conversations cease" (66)?

5. In "The Grove of Ascetics," what date does Anil give to the cache of bones where Sailor was found?

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