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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Between Heartbeats," where did Gamini meet Chrishanti?
(a) College.
(b) Hospital.
(c) His parents' house.
(d) Fancy-dress party.

3. Where did Gamini go for his final years of school?
(a) Wayamba University.
(b) Eastern University.
(c) Royal Institute.
(d) Trinity College.

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

5. In "The Mouse," what doctor carried a body out of a hospital when lights failed, put the body on a bench, and aimed car lights onto the patient?
(a) Hajiev.
(b) Orujov.
(c) Sargsyan.
(d) Spittel.

6. In "Ananda," what time did Sirissa always reach the bridge?
(a) 5:00 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 7:00 a.m.
(d) 5:30 a.m.

7. What was Sarath's wife wearing when Gamini first met her?
(a) Tuxedo.
(b) Pantsuit.
(c) Wedding dress.
(d) Navy dress and jacket.

8. How old is the house in Wickramasinghe where Sarath and Anil stay in "Ananada"?
(a) 200 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 150 years.

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

10. In "Between Heartbeats," when Anil would watch television outside with Leaf, what would she bring to eat?
(a) Fried chicken.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Barbecued chicken.

11. In "The Mouse," where did Gamini spend most of his time?
(a) At Sarath's.
(b) At home.
(c) Outdoors.
(d) Indoors.

12. In "Between Heartbeats," where does Anil remember leaving Cullis?
(a) Mi Laguna.
(b) Stallion Oaks.
(c) Coachella.
(d) Borrego Springs.

13. In "Between Heartbeats," what was Leaf dying from?
(a) Parkinson's.
(b) Lou Gehrig's disease.
(c) Alzheimer's.
(d) Fibromyalgia.

14. In "The Mouse," when Gamini was a boy, what time of day would he take his father a drink in his office?
(a) Noon.
(b) After dinner.
(c) 4 p.m.
(d) 5 p.m.

15. How many centuries after Asanga the Wise lived at Arankale did monks return and live there again?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Ananda," how close are Sarath and Anil to Ratnapura before they are stopped by a roadblock?

2. What was Gamini's nickname when he was younger?

3. When Gamini first met Sarath's wife, how many times did he propose marriage to her?

4. In "Ananda," how many days a week is Sarath gone to Colombo?

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

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