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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. How many centuries after Asanga the Wise lived at Arankale did monks return and live there again?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

2. In "Sarath," how long has it been since Anil has been to Sri Lanka?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 22 years.

3. In "The Life Wheel," what time does Sarath arrange a plane for Anil?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) 7:30 a.m.
(c) 7 a.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

4. In "Ananda," how close are Sarath and Anil to Ratnapura before they are stopped by a roadblock?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 3 hours.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Grove of Ascetics," who was the epigraphist who wrestled archaeological authority away from the Europeans?

2. In "Between Heartbeats," what was the date of the water tomb that Sareth worked on?

3. What type of anthropologist is Anil?

4. In "A Brother," how many pounds would a new artificial foot cost in Europe?

5. In "The Mouse," when Gamini was at the beach and asked to care for wounded, what language did the gunmen speak?

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