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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Between Heartbeats," how far away was a massacre in a village while Gamini was performing heart surgery?
(a) 30 miles.
(b) 5 miles.
(c) 23 miles.
(d) 17 miles.

2. In "Ananda," what does Anil think that Sailor did for work?
(a) Farmed.
(b) Worked in the mines.
(c) Fished.
(d) Painted.

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1 1/2.

9. In "Ananda," how long did it take Sirissa to walk to the school?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

10. 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.

11. In "Between Heartbeats," what did Gamini give an infant that could not keep anything down?
(a) Pomegranate.
(b) Mango.
(c) Murunga.
(d) Pineapple.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Mouse," in a memoir Gamini read about Dr. Peterson, how long ago did the doctor travel to hospital in the northeast?

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

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

4. In "Between Heartbeats," how long was the heart surgery that Gamini and Fonseka did on a young boy?

5. In "Ananda," how long has it been since Sarath was last at Wickramasinghe?

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