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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the dimensions of the Stone Book at Polonnaruwa?
(a) 8 feet high and 15 feet long.
(b) 4 feet high and 10 feet long.
(c) 8 feet high and 20 feet long.
(d) 4 feet high and 30 feet long.

2. How old is Sarath Diayasena?
(a) Early 40s.
(b) Late 40s.
(c) Early 50s.
(d) Late 30s.

3. In "A Brother," what does Sarath owe the hospital because his brother worked on the truck driver and removed the nails from his hands?
(a) Betalima.
(b) Antibiotics.
(c) Iodine.
(d) 2 needles.

4. In the 1970s, where did academics have international conferences?
(a) Paris, Madrid, and Tokyo.
(b) Calcutta, Beijing, and Badulla.
(c) Delhi, Colombo, and Hong Kong.
(d) Boston, Singapore, and Malaysia.

5. When did Palipana enter the field of archaeology?
(a) Middle-age.
(b) 30s.
(c) 20s.
(d) After retiring from civil service.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Brother," when was Anil married for a short time?

2. In "A Brother," where did Anil study forensic sciences to human rights?

3. At the end of "A Brother," how does Sarath remember that a prisoner was transported?

4. In "A Brother," where was Anil the first time she heard the term "amygdala"?

5. What colored sarongs do the men wear who are rolling cigarettes at the end of "The Grove of Ascetics"?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Anil arrives in Sri Lanka, how does the dawn arrive like thunder?

2. What story was told about Linus Corea, and who was he?

3. What happened to the monks who used to live in the Grove of Ascetics, and what reaction was there to what happened to them?

4. Who was a mentor to Sarath as an adult and what happened to him?

5. Who is Chitra, and why does Anil contact her in Sarath?

6. What is the place like where Sarath and Anil find Palipana in the Grove of Ascetics?

7. Where are Anil and Sarath to work while she is in Sri Lanka?

8. What does Sarath remember about being Palipana's student in The Grove of the Ascetics?

9. In the Introduction, why is a woman sitting in a grave in Guatemala?

10. In "A Brother," when and how did Gamini handle triage?

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