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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Between Heartbeats," what was the date of the water tomb that Sareth worked on?
(a) 5th century B.C.
(b) 1100 A.D.
(c) 3rd century B.C.
(d) 945 A.D.

2. How did Sareth's wife kill herself?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Pills.
(c) Lye.
(d) Hanging.

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

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

5. In "The Mouse," in a memoir Gamini read about Dr. Peterson, how long ago did the doctor travel to hospital in the northeast?
(a) 60 years.
(b) 80 years.
(c) 45 years.
(d) 53 years.

6. In "Between Heartbeats," where was the base hospital that Gamini worked in during his last year in the northeast?
(a) Polonnaruwa.
(b) Jayanthipura.
(c) Kaduruwella.
(d) Palugasdamana.

7. In "The Mouse," on what road was the house where Gamini grew up?
(a) Belmont Street.
(b) Grandpass Road.
(c) Greenpath Road.
(d) New Moor Street.

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

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

10. In "The Mouse," when Gamini worked in the peripheral hospitals, how often would an anesthetist be available?
(a) Every other day.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Every other week.
(d) Twice a week.

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

12. In "Ananda," how many days a week is Sarath gone to Colombo?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

13. When Gamini first met Sarath's wife, how many times did he propose marriage to her?
(a) Twice.
(b) Once.
(c) None.
(d) 3 times.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Ananda," what does Anil remember that Tibetans believe monks become in the next life if they had not meditated properly?

2. In "Between Heartbeats," how many families did a village clinic serve?

3. In "Ananda," how many generations of a family have lived at the estate where Sarath, Anil, and Ananda work recreating Sailor's head?

4. In "Ananda," what does Anil think that Sailor did for work?

5. In "Between Heartbeats," where did Anil meet Leaf?

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