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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Ananda," how many murder charges have been made during the troubles?
(a) 11.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) None.

2. How long did Sarath stay at Wickramsinghe when he was 13 and his brother was sick?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 9 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 3 months.

3. In "The Mouse," what did Gamini do when he was staying at his aunt's house in Boralesgamuwa?
(a) Stole some money.
(b) Drank some alcohol.
(c) Shot at a tree.
(d) Shot at a candle.

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

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

6. When Gamini's wife Chrishanti left the marriage, how long did he remain in their house?
(a) 3 months.
(b) A week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 7 months.

7. In "The Mouse," if Gamini went outside to sit on a bench, when would he ask an intern to wake him?
(a) In 45 minutes.
(b) After an hour.
(c) In 30 minutes.
(d) In two hours.

8. In "Between Heartbeats," what was the only silent place in the base hospital that Gamini worked in during his last year in the northeast?
(a) Rheumatology.
(b) Orthopedics.
(c) Blood bank.
(d) Morgue.

9. In "Between Heartbeats," how old were the twins who were shot twice?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 11 months.

10. 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) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 1 1/2.

11. In "Ananda," what time did Sirissa always reach the bridge?
(a) 6:30 a.m.
(b) 5:00 a.m.
(c) 5:30 a.m.
(d) 7:00 a.m.

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

13. 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) 7 a.m.
(c) 8 a.m.
(d) 10 a.m.

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

15. In "The Mouse," where did Gamini ask a driver to wake him after he had to take a leave from the hospital because of exhaustion?
(a) Moratuwa.
(b) Kammala.
(c) Seeduwa.
(d) Negombo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many centuries after Asanga the Wise lived at Arankale did monks return and live there again?

2. In "The Mouse," when Gamini was at the beach and asked to care for wounded, what language did the gunmen speak?

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

4. What was Gamini's nickname when he was younger?

5. In "The Mouse," at what hotel did Gamini stay when he was recovering from exhaustion?

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