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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Lakdasa in "Between Heartbeats"?
(a) 33.
(b) 41.
(c) 37.
(d) 28.

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

4. In the water tomb that Sareth remembers finding, how many bodies of females musicians were in the tomb?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

5. In "Between Heartbeats," how long did it take for Leaf to communicate with Anil after she left?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 12 weeks.

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

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

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

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

10. In "The Mouse," when Gamini was at the beach and asked to care for wounded, what language did the gunmen speak?
(a) Creole Malay.
(b) Tamil.
(c) Sinhala.
(d) Rodiya.

11. 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) Orujov.
(b) Sargsyan.
(c) Spittel.
(d) Hajiev.

12. In "Ananda," what does Ananda try to use to kill himself?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Rope.
(c) Knife.
(d) Stick.

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

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

15. In "The Mouse," at what hotel did Gamini stay when he was recovering from exhaustion?
(a) Sea View Beach Hotel.
(b) Nilaveli Beach Hotel.
(c) Pearl Inn.
(d) Hotel Coral Bay.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Mouse," when Gamini worked in the peripheral hospitals, how often would an anesthetist be available?

2. In "Between Heartbeats," when Gamini was working in the north, what time would a rooster start crowing?

3. In "Between Heartbeats," what was the date of the water tomb that Sareth worked on?

4. In "Between Heartbeats," where did Gamini meet Chrishanti?

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

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