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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. At the end of "Sarath," how many skeletons have skulls?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

2. From what family member did Anil get her name?
(a) Brother.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Uncle.

3. In "The Grove of Ascetics," on their way back to Colombo, what do Sarath and Anil see in the road?
(a) Truck driver.
(b) Dead man.
(c) Cow.
(d) Dog.

4. When Anil examines bodies with forensic students in "Sarath," how old is the first victim?
(a) 19.
(b) About 20.
(c) 24.
(d) Maybe 30.

5. In "The Grove of Ascetics," where did a Sri Lankan translate rock graffiti?
(a) Pompeii.
(b) Hereculaneum.
(c) Sigiriya.
(d) Dambulla.

Short Answer Questions

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

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. How old is Anil in "Sarath"?

4. What type of anthropologist is Anil?

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

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