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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Ananda's wife Sirissa disappear?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1986.

2. In "Ananda," when Anil finds Ananada drunk and drags him into the house, what does she play on her Walkman?
(a) Black Cat.
(b) Jump.
(c) Dig, Dig, Dig.
(d) Joyride.

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

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

5. In "The Mouse," when bodies came inland, how many rivers did they come down?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

9. In 1989, how many students attending school in Ratnapura district disappeared?
(a) 51.
(b) 28.
(c) 46.
(d) 39.

10. 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 45 minutes.
(c) In 30 minutes.
(d) In two hours.

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

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

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

14. 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) 10 a.m.
(c) 7 a.m.
(d) 8 a.m.

15. From what type of tree can Anil break twigs to clean her teeth or burn to keep mosquitoes away?
(a) Moonoamal.
(b) Kuru Kos.
(c) Kohomba.
(d) Sadikka.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the forest monastery in Arankale, how many hours does Anil remember that a monk spent sweeping every morning to remove leaves from the path?

3. At the end of "Ananda," what type of mine does Sarath believe that Sailor might have worked?

4. In "Ananda," as Anil examines Sailor's skeleton, how long before his death does Anil think his left leg had been broken badly?

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

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