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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Brother.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1970s, where did academics have international conferences?
(a) Delhi, Colombo, and Hong Kong.
(b) Boston, Singapore, and Malaysia.
(c) Paris, Madrid, and Tokyo.
(d) Calcutta, Beijing, and Badulla.

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

3. When Anil gets sick at Bandarawela, what are her symptoms?
(a) Vomiting and diarrhea.
(b) Fever and chills.
(c) Headache and fever.
(d) Sore throat and fever.

4. In the Introduction, where are Anil and her team?
(a) Guatemala.
(b) Chile.
(c) Peru.
(d) Ecuador.

5. In "A Brother," what size grenade could destroy most of a person's feet?
(a) Size of a book.
(b) Size of a tennis ball.
(c) Size of a tea cup.
(d) Size of an inkwell.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Grove of Ascetics," at what time of day does Palipana say that eyes of the Buddha had to be painted?

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

4. How did Anil's parents die?

5. In "Sarath," when Anil examines bodies with forensic students, where does she believe that the second victim fell from?

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