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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Grove of Ascetics," how old does Anil think that Sailor was when he died?
(a) 54.
(b) 28.
(c) 31.
(d) 42.

2. In "Ananda," how many days a week is Sarath gone to Colombo?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. In "Sarath," how is a man killed on a train?
(a) He is stabbed.
(b) He is suffocated and thrown out a window.
(c) He is choked with a chain and thrown out a window.
(d) He is shot.

4. In "Between Heartbeats," what was the only silent place in the base hospital that Gamini worked in during his last year in the northeast?
(a) Orthopedics.
(b) Morgue.
(c) Blood bank.
(d) Rheumatology.

5. In "The Mouse," how many years did Gamini worked up north in the peripheral hospitals?
(a) More than 3 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) About 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Sarath," when was a mass grave found in Naipattimunai?

2. In "A Brother," what time of day do Sarath and Anil arrive at the center of Colombo?

3. At the end of "Ananda," what type of mine does Sarath believe that Sailor might have worked?

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

5. In "Between Heartbeats," what did Gamini give an infant that could not keep anything down?

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