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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 Mouse," on what road was the house where Gamini grew up?
(a) Grandpass Road.
(b) Greenpath Road.
(c) Belmont Street.
(d) New Moor Street.

2. In "Between Heartbeats," how many families did a village clinic serve?
(a) 230.
(b) 700.
(c) 190.
(d) 345.

3. In "Ananda," as Anil examines Sailor's skeleton, how long before his death does Anil think his left leg had been broken badly?
(a) About 3 years.
(b) About 2 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 1 year.

4. In "Ananda," what does Anil remember that Tibetans believe monks become in the next life if they had not meditated properly?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Cats.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Dogs.

5. In "Between Heartbeats," how long did it take for Leaf to communicate with Anil after she left?
(a) 12 weeks.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the water tomb that Sareth worked on, what musical instrument was most common?

2. In "The Mouse," what doctor carried a body out of a hospital when lights failed, put the body on a bench, and aimed car lights onto the patient?

3. In "Ananda," how close are Sarath and Anil to Ratnapura before they are stopped by a roadblock?

4. In "Between Heartbeats," when Gamini was working in the north, what time would a rooster start crowing?

5. In "The Mouse," when Gamini was a boy, what time of day would he take his father a drink in his office?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Ananda," how do Anil and Ananda interact when Sareth is gone?

2. What did Gamini do shortly after his wife left their marriage?

3. In "Ananda," what does Anil discover about Sailor?

4. What happened to Ananda's wife, Sirissa?

5. In "Between Heartbeats," how did Anil and Leaf meet and what did they like to do together?

6. In "Ananda," how does Anil remember that some of her teachers were able to discover in a skeleton what the person's profession was?

7. In "Ananda," what happens when Sarath, Anil, and Ananda are stopped at a roadblock?

8. In "The Mouse," how did Gamini work, and how did he feel about his work?

9. How did Sareth's wife die?

10. At the end of "Ananda," what are Anil's plans?

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