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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) Belmont Street.
(b) Greenpath Road.
(c) New Moor Street.
(d) Grandpass Road.

2. In "Between Heartbeats," what color earrings does the woman wear who helped Gamini with the heart surgery?
(a) Pink.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

3. In "The Mouse," in a memoir Gamini read about Dr. Peterson, how long ago did the doctor travel to hospital in the northeast?
(a) 53 years.
(b) 60 years.
(c) 80 years.
(d) 45 years.

4. In "Between Heartbeats," how far away was a massacre in a village while Gamini was performing heart surgery?
(a) 23 miles.
(b) 5 miles.
(c) 17 miles.
(d) 30 miles.

5. In "Ananda," what does Anil remember that Gamini said about when Sri Lanka had halls for the sick?
(a) 2 centuries after Christ.
(b) 4 centuries before Christ.
(c) 3 centuries after Christ.
(d) 1 century before Christ.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Between Heartbeats," how old were the twins who were shot twice?

2. In "Between Heartbeats," when Anil would watch television outside with Leaf, what would she bring to eat?

3. In "Between Heartbeats," how long did it take for Leaf to communicate with Anil after she left?

4. When did Asanga the Wise and his followers live in solitude at Arankale?

5. In "Ananda," what does Anil remember that Tibetans believe monks become in the next life if they had not meditated properly?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the history of the place where Sarath, Anil, and Ananda say in Ekneligoda?

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

10. In "The Mouse," how long had Gamini and the other doctors he worked with in the northeast worked there and how long had they planned to work there?

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