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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Brother," where did women sleep when their children were in the hospital?
(a) On their child's bed.
(b) On stools.
(c) On the floor.
(d) In a chair.

2. What was Sarath's wife wearing when Gamini first met her?
(a) Pantsuit.
(b) Navy dress and jacket.
(c) Wedding dress.
(d) Tuxedo.

3. At the end of "The Mouse," how long had Gamini and other doctors planned on working in the northeast?
(a) 2-year shift.
(b) 6-month shift.
(c) 3-month shift.
(d) 1-year shift.

4. What age was Palipana when he finished studying languages and text?
(a) 39.
(b) 38.
(c) 40.
(d) 41.

5. In "Between Heartbeats," how many families did a village clinic serve?
(a) 190.
(b) 230.
(c) 700.
(d) 345.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Between Heartbeats," where was the base hospital that Gamini worked in during his last year in the northeast?

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

3. At the end of "A Brother," how does Sarath remember that a prisoner was transported?

4. In "The Mouse," when Gamini worked in the peripheral hospitals, how often would an anesthetist be available?

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

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