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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," when was the graffiti at Sigiriya thought to have been inscribed?
(a) 5th century.
(b) 7th century.
(c) 6th century.
(d) 8th century.

2. In the 1970s, where did academics have international conferences?
(a) Delhi, Colombo, and Hong Kong.
(b) Boston, Singapore, and Malaysia.
(c) Calcutta, Beijing, and Badulla.
(d) Paris, Madrid, and Tokyo.

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

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

5. In "The Grove of Ascetics," where did a Sri Lankan translate rock graffiti?
(a) Pompeii.
(b) Dambulla.
(c) Sigiriya.
(d) Hereculaneum.

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

7. At the end of "A Brother," how does Sarath remember that a prisoner was transported?
(a) Bus.
(b) Car.
(c) Ox cart.
(d) Bicycle.

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

9. 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) Iodine.
(b) 2 needles.
(c) Betalima.
(d) Antibiotics.

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

11. When was Dr. Linus Corea kidnapped?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1987.

12. During the reign of Udaya the Third, how were monks killed who fled the court to escape the king?
(a) Hung.
(b) Heads cut off.
(c) Burned.
(d) Stabbed.

13. How many years did Palipana study the graffiti at Sigiriya?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 17 years.
(d) 15 years.

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

15. In "The Grove of Ascetics," how old does Anil think that Sailor was when he died?
(a) 42.
(b) 54.
(c) 31.
(d) 28.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Introduction, where are Anil and her team?

2. When was the linguistic subtext that Palipana claimed to have been translated, but that seemed to be a fiction, supposed to have been written?

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

4. In "Sarath," how is a man killed on a train?

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

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