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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sarath, what sport did Anil excel in as a teenager?
(a) Track.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Swimming.

2. In "The Grove of Ascetics," by what time has Ananda Udugama and his companions walked a mile and come down into the fields?
(a) 4:30 a.m.
(b) 5:15 a.m.
(c) 4:15 a.m.
(d) 5:30 a.m.

3. What sport did Anil and other forensic anthropologists like to play when she worked in the United States?
(a) Bowling.
(b) Racquetball.
(c) Volleyball.
(d) Tennis.

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

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

6. In "A Brother," what was Colombo doctor, Linus Corea's, specialty?
(a) Neurosurgeon.
(b) Gastroenterologist.
(c) Epidemiologist.
(d) Cardiac surgeon.

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

8. In "A Brother," where was Anil the first time she heard the term "amygdala"?
(a) Munich.
(b) Paris.
(c) Geneva.
(d) London.

9. What was the name of Palipana's brother who seemed more congenial than Palipana?
(a) Anishka.
(b) Chaminda.
(c) Narada.
(d) Ravith.

10. In the Introduction, what time does the team reach the site?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 5:30 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 4:30 a.m.

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

12. How old is Anil in "Sarath"?
(a) 29.
(b) 35.
(c) 33.
(d) 31.

13. 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.

14. When did a Japanese archaeologist discover the Bodhisattvas?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1917.

15. From what family member did Anil get her name?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Brother.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Palipana enter the field of archaeology?

2. In "The Grove of Ascetics," where did a Sri Lankan translate rock graffiti?

3. When Anil visits Lalitha in "Sarath," where does her grandmother say that she works?

4. When Anil gets sick at Bandarawela, what are her symptoms?

5. In "Sarath," how long is Anil supposed to work with an archaeologist in Colombo?

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