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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the linguistic subtext that Palipana claimed to have been translated, but that seemed to be a fiction, supposed to have been written?
(a) 9th century.
(b) 6th century.
(c) 5th century.
(d) 11th century.

2. How many books were always available for reference in base hospitals in the North Central Province?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 13.

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

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

5. In "A Brother," when Anil was driving with Sarath once, how many unauthorized places of detention did he say were in Colombo?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

6. When did Palipana enter the field of archaeology?
(a) After retiring from civil service.
(b) Middle-age.
(c) 20s.
(d) 30s.

7. In "Sarath," how old is Lalitha?
(a) 51.
(b) 50.
(c) 49.
(d) 48.

8. In "Sarath," when Anil examines bodies with forensic students, where does she believe that the second victim fell from?
(a) Helicopter.
(b) High-rise building.
(c) Bridge.
(d) Mountain path.

9. At the end of "Sarath," how many skeletons have skulls?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

11. In "Sarath," how long is Anil supposed to work with an archaeologist in Colombo?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 7 weeks.
(c) 11 weeks.
(d) 13 weeks.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Sarath," where is the rented house where Anil is staying?

2. In "A Brother," what was Colombo doctor, Linus Corea's, specialty?

3. In "A Brother," where does Sarath think that Sailor was first buried?

4. In "The Grove of Ascetics," at what time of day does Palipana say that eyes of the Buddha had to be painted?

5. What was the name of Anil's professor who said, "The bone of choice would be the femur" (140)?

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