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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 long are the shifts that gem-pit workers labor?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

2. In "A Brother," what time of day do Sarath and Anil arrive at the center of Colombo?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 1 a.m.
(d) 2 a.m.

3. In "Ananda," as Anil examines Sailor's skeleton, how long before his death does Anil think his left leg had been broken badly?
(a) 4 years.
(b) About 3 years.
(c) About 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

4. In "The Mouse," how many times a day did Gamini shower after his wife left?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Brother," when were the buildings that made up the hospital erected?

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

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

4. Where did Gamini go for his final years of school?

5. What was Gamini's nickname when he was younger?

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