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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Life Wheel and Distance.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Between Heartbeats," what color earrings does the woman wear who helped Gamini with the heart surgery?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Pink.
(d) Red.

3. Who does Anil read about when she is sick in "Sarath"?
(a) Einstein and Edison.
(b) Madame Curry and Mother Teresa.
(c) Lincoln and Roosevelt.
(d) Gandhi and Frank Sinatra.

4. In "A Brother," where does Sarath think that Sailor was first buried?
(a) Jungle.
(b) Desert.
(c) A coal pit.
(d) A swamp.

5. When Anil visits Lalitha in "Sarath," where does her grandmother say that she works?
(a) Refugee camps.
(b) Colombo.
(c) Rajagiriya.
(d) Fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Grove of Ascetics," when was the graffiti at Sigiriya thought to have been inscribed?

2. At the end of "The Mouse," how long had Gamini and other doctors planned on working in the northeast?

3. In "Between Heartbeats," when did the massacre happen at a village while Gamini was performing heart surgery?

4. From what family member did Anil get her name?

5. In The Grove of Ascetics, where does Anil say that the pollen on Sailor might have come from?

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