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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) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

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

3. At the end of "Ananda," what type of mine does Sarath believe that Sailor might have worked?
(a) Magnesium.
(b) Aluminium.
(c) Gem.
(d) Plumbago.

4. In "Ananda," how many generations of a family have lived at the estate where Sarath, Anil, and Ananda work recreating Sailor's head?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

5. In "Sarath," what languages is a sign printed in that starts "Let conversations cease" (66)?
(a) Latin, Sinhala, and English.
(b) Sinhala, English, and German.
(c) Sinhala, French, and English.
(d) Sinhala, English and Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the reign of Udaya the Third, how were monks killed who fled the court to escape the king?

2. In "Ananda," as Anil examines Sailor's skeleton, how long before his death does Anil think his left leg had been broken badly?

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

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

5. In "A Brother," when did the victims of "intentional violence" (118) begin appearing at the hospital?

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