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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Mouse," how many years did Gamini worked up north in the peripheral hospitals?
(a) About 2 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 4 years.
(d) More than 3 years.

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

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

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

6. In "Between Heartbeats," what color earrings does the woman wear who helped Gamini with the heart surgery?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Pink.
(d) Blue.

7. In "The Mouse," who did Gamini refuse to be photographed with?
(a) Family of a wounded girl.
(b) Visiting politician.
(c) Family of a wounded boy.
(d) President.

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

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

10. In "Between Heartbeats," how long was the heart surgery that Gamini and Fonseka did on a young boy?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 9 hours.
(c) 7 hours.
(d) 6 hours.

11. What illness did Sarath's brother have when Sarath first went to the family estate in Ekneligoda?
(a) Dengue fever.
(b) Ebola.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Diphtheria.

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

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

14. In "The Mouse," after treating wounded at the beach, what did Gamini notice was missing from his hotel room when he returned?
(a) Alarm clock.
(b) Watch.
(c) Sheets.
(d) Photographs.

15. In "Between Heartbeats," what does Anil remember made Cullis fall in love with her?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her laugh.
(c) Her work.
(d) Her hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Ananda," what time did Sirissa always reach the bridge?

2. In "Ananda," what do soldiers take from Anil's bag at a roadblock?

3. Where did Gamini go for his final years of school?

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

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

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