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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Between Heartbeats.

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) 5:30 a.m.
(b) 5:15 a.m.
(c) 4:15 a.m.
(d) 4:30 a.m.

2. In "Ananda," how long has it been since Sarath was last at Wickramasinghe?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) About 5 years.
(d) At least a decade.

3. In "Between Heartbeats," what was the date of the water tomb that Sareth worked on?
(a) 1100 A.D.
(b) 5th century B.C.
(c) 3rd century B.C.
(d) 945 A.D.

4. How old was Lakdasa in "Between Heartbeats"?
(a) 41.
(b) 28.
(c) 37.
(d) 33.

5. In "The Grove of Ascetics," when was the graffiti at Sigiriya thought to have been inscribed?
(a) 7th century.
(b) 8th century.
(c) 5th century.
(d) 6th century.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Between Heartbeats," where does Anil remember leaving Cullis?

2. In "Ananda," after Sarath takes Ananda for medical treatment, what does a foreman come to the estate to do?

3. What decorates the Stone Book at Polonnaruwa?

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

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

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