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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 "Between Heartbeats," how old were the twins who were shot twice?
(a) 11 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 4 years.

2. In "Ananda," what does Sarath say is the only thing that is state-of-the-art in Sri Lanka?
(a) Hospitals.
(b) Roads.
(c) Schools.
(d) Weapons.

3. In "The Mouse," where did Gamini ask a driver to wake him after he had to take a leave from the hospital because of exhaustion?
(a) Moratuwa.
(b) Seeduwa.
(c) Negombo.
(d) Kammala.

4. In "Ananda," how many days a week is Sarath gone to Colombo?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

5. In "Ananda," what do soldiers take from Anil's bag at a roadblock?
(a) Cologne.
(b) Pens.
(c) Aspirin.
(d) Batteries.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the house in Wickramasinghe where Sarath and Anil stay in "Ananada"?

2. In "The Mouse," if Gamini went outside to sit on a bench, when would he ask an intern to wake him?

3. What illness did Sarath's brother have when Sarath first went to the family estate in Ekneligoda?

4. In "The Mouse," when Gamini worked in the peripheral hospitals, how often would an anesthetist be available?

5. In "Between Heartbeats," where did Anil meet Leaf after Leaf had gone away?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Between Heartbeats," what did Anil say about movies in Sri Lankan movie theaters?

2. In "Ananda," why does Ananda spend the first morning in the village?

3. What type of cases did Gamini see when he worked at the base hospital at Polonnaruwa during his last year in the northeast?

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

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

6. What surgery was Gamini working on in "Between Heartbeats," when victims of a massacre were brought to the hospital?

7. In "Between Heartbeats," how poor were people in the village where there was a massacre?

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

9. In "Between Heartbeats," where and how did Anil leave Cullis?

10. In "The Mouse," what happened when Gamini fell asleep on the beach?

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