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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. In The Grove of Ascetics, where does Anil say that the pollen on Sailor might have come from?
(a) Matara and Galle.
(b) Trincomalee.
(c) Kegalle and Ratnapura.
(d) Kalmunai.

2. During the reign of Udaya the Third, how were monks killed who fled the court to escape the king?
(a) Hung.
(b) Heads cut off.
(c) Burned.
(d) Stabbed.

3. In "A Brother," when Anil was driving with Sarath once, how many unauthorized places of detention did he say were in Colombo?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. After how much time do doctors no longer need to use the reference books that were available in base hospital?
(a) 4 weeks of 15 hour days.
(b) 2 weeks of 15 hour days.
(c) 8 weeks of 18 hour days.
(d) 3 weeks of 18 hour days.

5. What age was Palipana when he finished studying languages and text?
(a) 38.
(b) 40.
(c) 39.
(d) 41.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Sarath," when does Anil arrive at Katunayake airport?

3. In "A Brother," what size grenade could destroy most of a person's feet?

4. What decorates the Stone Book at Polonnaruwa?

5. What was the occupation of Sarath's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lakma's story?

2. At the end of The Grove of Ascetics, who does Palipana say they need to rebuild Sailor's head?

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

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

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

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

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

8. In the Grove of Ascetics, how is Palipana described?

9. In "A Brother," what happened at Ward Place Hospital when insurgents came to the hospital?

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

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