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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," by what time has Ananda Udugama and his companions walked a mile and come down into the fields?
(a) 4:30 a.m.
(b) 5:15 a.m.
(c) 5:30 a.m.
(d) 4:15 a.m.

2. In "A Brother," when was Anil married for a short time?
(a) Early 20s.
(b) Late 20s.
(c) 24.
(d) 21.

3. How many years did Palipana study the graffiti at Sigiriya?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 15 years.

4. In "A Brother," when did the victims of "intentional violence" (118) begin appearing at the hospital?
(a) February 1984.
(b) April 1984.
(c) May 1984.
(d) March 1984.

5. In "The Grove of Ascetics," who was the epigraphist who wrestled archaeological authority away from the Europeans?
(a) Aiyar.
(b) Hultzsch.
(c) Sircar.
(d) Palipana.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Brother," where did women sleep when their children were in the hospital?

2. What age was Palipana when he finished studying languages and text?

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

4. How many years was Sarath a student of Palipana?

5. What was broken when Dr. Linus Corea was kidnapped?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In The Grove of Ascetics, how does Anil determine the age of a skeleton?

3. In "A Brother," what does Gamini tell Sarath and Anil about their investigation?

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

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

6. How had Palipana entered the field of archaeology?

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

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

9. In "A Brother," what did Anil find different about English classrooms?

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

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