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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 "A Brother," during the first two years of the war, how many casualties were brought in as a result of explosions?
(a) 350.
(b) 250.
(c) 400.
(d) 300.

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

3. When the first victims began appearing in "A Brother," how were they described?
(a) A mix of male and female in their 20s and 30s.
(b) A mix of male and female in their 20s.
(c) Nearly all male in their 20s.
(d) Mostly men in their 30s.

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

5. In "Sarath," when was a mass grave found in Naipattimunai?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1986.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Grove of Ascetics," how long are the shifts that gem-pit workers labor?

2. How did Anil's parents die?

3. What are the dimensions of the Stone Book at Polonnaruwa?

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

5. When was Dr. Linus Corea kidnapped?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Sarath tell Anil about the situation in Sri Lanka when they first meet?

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

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

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

10. How had Palipana entered the field of archaeology?

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