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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Grove of Ascetics," what date does Anil give to the cache of bones where Sailor was found?
(a) 19th century.
(b) 11 century.
(c) 18th century.
(d) 9th century.

2. In "The Grove of Ascetics," who was the epigraphist who wrestled archaeological authority away from the Europeans?
(a) Sircar.
(b) Aiyar.
(c) Palipana.
(d) Hultzsch.

3. In "Sarath," when does Anil arrive at Katunayake airport?
(a) February.
(b) March.
(c) April.
(d) May.

4. In "A Brother," what does Sarath owe the hospital because his brother worked on the truck driver and removed the nails from his hands?
(a) Antibiotics.
(b) Betalima.
(c) 2 needles.
(d) Iodine.

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

6. What was broken when Dr. Linus Corea was kidnapped?
(a) Rib.
(b) Finger.
(c) Wrist.
(d) Ankle.

7. In "The Grove of Ascetics," at what time of day does Palipana say that eyes of the Buddha had to be painted?
(a) 4 p.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 9 p.m.
(d) 3 a.m.

8. When the first victims began appearing in "A Brother," how were they described?
(a) A mix of male and female in their 20s.
(b) Nearly all male in their 20s.
(c) Mostly men in their 30s.
(d) A mix of male and female in their 20s and 30s.

9. In "Sarath," how is a man killed on a train?
(a) He is stabbed.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He is choked with a chain and thrown out a window.
(d) He is suffocated and thrown out a window.

10. Where did Palipana find the remaining structures of a monastery?
(a) 5 miles from Puttulam.
(b) 20 miles from Anuradhapura.
(c) 9 miles from Kandy.
(d) 15 miles from Badulla.

11. When Anil examines bodies with forensic students in "Sarath," how old is the first victim?
(a) Maybe 30.
(b) 19.
(c) About 20.
(d) 24.

12. In "Sarath," when was a mass grave found in Naipattimunai?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1984.

13. In The Grove of Ascetics, where does Anil say that the pollen on Sailor might have come from?
(a) Kalmunai.
(b) Matara and Galle.
(c) Trincomalee.
(d) Kegalle and Ratnapura.

14. How did Anil's parents die?
(a) Hurricane.
(b) Car crash.
(c) Flood.
(d) Murdered.

15. During Anil's second morning in Sri Lanka, where does is she asked to meet forensic students?
(a) Asiri Hospital.
(b) Kynsey Road Hospital.
(c) General Hospital.
(d) Kandy Private Hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of Sarath's father's brothers were married to the same woman?

2. In "A Brother," how much did a new artificial foot cost in Sri Lanka?

3. In "Sarath," where does Anil's friend Leaf live who sends her a postcard?

4. When did Palipana enter the field of archaeology?

5. In Sarath, what sport did Anil excel in as a teenager?

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