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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the reign of Udaya the Third, how were monks killed who fled the court to escape the king?
(a) Burned.
(b) Heads cut off.
(c) Stabbed.
(d) Hung.

2. After how much time do doctors no longer need to use the reference books that were available in base hospital?
(a) 8 weeks of 18 hour days.
(b) 3 weeks of 18 hour days.
(c) 2 weeks of 15 hour days.
(d) 4 weeks of 15 hour days.

3. In "A Brother," what does Sarath owe the hospital because his brother worked on the truck driver and removed the nails from his hands?
(a) Antibiotics.
(b) Betalima.
(c) Iodine.
(d) 2 needles.

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

5. In "Sarath," where does Anil's friend Leaf live who sends her a postcard?
(a) America.
(b) France.
(c) Britain.
(d) Germany.

6. Where was the second place that Anil studied in the United States?
(a) Texas.
(b) Arizona.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Colorado.

7. In "A Brother," what size grenade could destroy most of a person's feet?
(a) Size of a tennis ball.
(b) Size of an inkwell.
(c) Size of a tea cup.
(d) Size of a book.

8. What sport did Anil and other forensic anthropologists like to play when she worked in the United States?
(a) Racquetball.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Volleyball.
(d) Bowling.

9. In "The Grove of Ascetics," what date does Anil give to the cache of bones where Sailor was found?
(a) 18th century.
(b) 11 century.
(c) 9th century.
(d) 19th century.

10. What age was Palipana when he finished studying languages and text?
(a) 40.
(b) 38.
(c) 39.
(d) 41.

11. During Anil's second morning in Sri Lanka, where does is she asked to meet forensic students?
(a) Asiri Hospital.
(b) General Hospital.
(c) Kandy Private Hospital.
(d) Kynsey Road Hospital.

12. What was broken when Dr. Linus Corea was kidnapped?
(a) Rib.
(b) Wrist.
(c) Finger.
(d) Ankle.

13. In "Sarath," where is the rented house where Anil is staying?
(a) Ward Place.
(b) St. Michaels Road.
(c) Nelson Lane.
(d) Kew Road.

14. When Anil examines bodies with forensic students in "Sarath," how old is the first victim?
(a) Maybe 30.
(b) 24.
(c) 19.
(d) About 20.

15. In "A Brother," what time of day do Sarath and Anil arrive at the center of Colombo?
(a) 1 a.m.
(b) 2 a.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Dawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Palipana enter the field of archaeology?

2. In "Sarath," how is a man killed on a train?

3. What type of anthropologist is Anil?

4. What was the name of Palipana's brother who seemed more congenial than Palipana?

5. In "A Brother," what was Colombo doctor, Linus Corea's, specialty?

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