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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Ananda," how long has it been since Sarath was last at Wickramasinghe?
(a) 15 years.
(b) At least a decade.
(c) 11 years.
(d) About 5 years.

2. In the water tomb that Sareth worked on, what musical instrument was most common?
(a) Mouth organs.
(b) Zithers.
(c) Drums.
(d) Bells.

3. After Sarath takes Ananda for medical treatment in Ratnapura in Ananda, what time does Anil hear the sounds of the foreman coming on the property?
(a) 9 a.m.
(b) 7 a.m.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 8 a.m.

4. In "Ananda," what does Anil remember that Gamini said about when Sri Lanka had halls for the sick?
(a) 2 centuries after Christ.
(b) 4 centuries before Christ.
(c) 1 century before Christ.
(d) 3 centuries after Christ.

5. In "Between Heartbeats," how many people were massacred in a village?
(a) 40.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 35.

6. What was Gamini's nickname when he was younger?
(a) The parrot.
(b) The puppy.
(c) The mouse.
(d) The midget.

7. In "Ananda," what does Sarath say is the only thing that is state-of-the-art in Sri Lanka?
(a) Schools.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Roads.
(d) Hospitals.

8. In "The Mouse," if Gamini went outside to sit on a bench, when would he ask an intern to wake him?
(a) In two hours.
(b) In 45 minutes.
(c) In 30 minutes.
(d) After an hour.

9. In "Between Heartbeats," where does Sarath tell Anil that he was selected to go and study for a year?
(a) Thailand.
(b) China.
(c) Japan.
(d) Singapore.

10. In "Ananda," after Sarath takes Ananda for medical treatment, what does a foreman come to the estate to do?
(a) Collect bamboo.
(b) Weight tea.
(c) Pick tea.
(d) Collect pineapples.

11. In "Between Heartbeats," where did Anil meet Leaf after Leaf had gone away?
(a) Colorado.
(b) California.
(c) Texas.
(d) New Mexico.

12. In "Ananda," how close are Sarath and Anil to Ratnapura before they are stopped by a roadblock?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 90 minutes.

13. In "Between Heartbeats," when Gamini was working in the north, what time would a rooster start crowing?
(a) 6 a.m.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 4 a.m.

14. In "The Mouse," where did Gamini ask a driver to wake him after he had to take a leave from the hospital because of exhaustion?
(a) Kammala.
(b) Seeduwa.
(c) Negombo.
(d) Moratuwa.

15. In "Between Heartbeats," where did Anil meet Leaf?
(a) Sri Lanka.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) London.
(d) Arizona.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Mouse," how many years did Gamini worked up north in the peripheral hospitals?

2. How long did Sarath stay at Wickramsinghe when he was 13 and his brother was sick?

3. In "The Mouse," where did Sarath's wife work?

4. In "The Mouse," how long after Gamini's wife left him did he collapse from exhaustion?

5. In "The Mouse," in a memoir Gamini read about Dr. Peterson, how long ago did the doctor travel to hospital in the northeast?

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