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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old was Lakdasa in "Between Heartbeats"?
2. How old is the house in Wickramasinghe where Sarath and Anil stay in "Ananada"?
3. When Gamini's wife Chrishanti left the marriage, how long did he remain in their house?
4. In "Between Heartbeats," where does Anil remember leaving Cullis?
5. From what type of tree can Anil break twigs to clean her teeth or burn to keep mosquitoes away?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Ananda," why does Ananda spend the first morning in the village?
2. 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?
3. How did Gamini and his wife view his childhood?
4. What surgery was Gamini working on in "Between Heartbeats," when victims of a massacre were brought to the hospital?
5. In "Ananda," how do Anil and Ananda interact when Sareth is gone?
6. What happened to Ananda's wife, Sirissa?
7. What reasons did Leaf give for moving to New Mexico, and what was the real reason for the move?
8. What did Sareth work on in China?
9. What did Gamini do shortly after his wife left their marriage?
10. In "The Mouse," what happened when Gamini fell asleep on the beach?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The title of the novel is Anil’s Ghost. What does the title represent? What were the ghost or ghosts in Anil’s life and why?
Essay Topic 2
Palipana's career ended when the runes for a translation he created could not be found. Why could Palipana not be proved right or wrong? Is there a difference between being wrong and not being able prove that someone is right? How does that relate to Palipana's situation at the end of his career?
Essay Topic 3
Palipana settles in the Grove of Ascetics, a place that was once home to ascetics. What type of lifestyle is lived by ascetics? What type of lifestyle is Palipana living when Anil meets him? Why does Palipana chose that place and that lifestyle at the end of his life?
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