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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. What age was Dr. Linus Corea when he had his first birthday in captivity?
2. When was the linguistic subtext that Palipana claimed to have been translated, but that seemed to be a fiction, supposed to have been written?
3. In "Sarath," how is a man killed on a train?
4. In Sarath, what sport did Anil excel in as a teenager?
5. In "The Grove of Ascetics," by what time has Ananda Udugama and his companions walked a mile and come down into the fields?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sarath tell Anil about the situation in Sri Lanka when they first meet?
2. What story was told about Linus Corea, and who was he?
3. In "A Brother," what is mentioned about a North Central Province hospital?
4. In "A Brother," what did Anil find different about English classrooms?
5. In "A Brother," when and how did Gamini handle triage?
6. In The Grove of Ascetics, how does Anil determine the age of a skeleton?
7. Where are Anil and Sarath to work while she is in Sri Lanka?
8. At the end of The Grove of Ascetics, who does Palipana say they need to rebuild Sailor's head?
9. Why is Anil sent to Sri Lanka?
10. How had Palipana entered the field of archaeology?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Anil and Sarath take Ananda and make their work place at a remote walawwa. Why is it necessary for them to work in such a remote place? How does the place represent safety for them, and why is safety so important?
Essay Topic 2
Ananda drinks a lot when he is not working. Why does Ananda drink so much? Why does he attempt suicide? What torments Ananda and why can he not find peace?
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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