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

2. What colored sarongs do the men wear who are rolling cigarettes at the end of "The Grove of Ascetics"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Reddish-orange.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue-green.

3. In "Sarath," where does Anil's friend Leaf live who sends her a postcard?
(a) Britain.
(b) Germany.
(c) America.
(d) France.

4. In "The Grove of Ascetics," when was the graffiti at Sigiriya thought to have been inscribed?
(a) 5th century.
(b) 8th century.
(c) 7th century.
(d) 6th century.

5. In "Sarath," when was a mass grave found in Naipattimunai?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1986.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Anil read about when she is sick in "Sarath"?

3. In "The Grove of Ascetics," how old is Palipana?

4. How many years was Sarath a student of Palipana?

5. What decorates the Stone Book at Polonnaruwa?

(see the answer key)

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