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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. In "The Grove of Ascetics," at what time of day does Palipana say that eyes of the Buddha had to be painted?
2. During the reign of Udaya the Third, how were monks killed who fled the court to escape the king?
3. In "A Brother," when was Anil married for a short time?
4. When Anil visits Lalitha in "Sarath," where does her grandmother say that she works?
5. In "Sarath," how long has it been since Anil has been to Sri Lanka?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the Grove of Ascetics, how is Palipana described?
2. At the end of The Grove of Ascetics, who does Palipana say they need to rebuild Sailor's head?
3. In The Grove of the Ascetics, what is Ananda's job and what are the working conditions like?
4. In "A Brother," when and how did Gamini handle triage?
5. What is the place like where Sarath and Anil find Palipana in the Grove of Ascetics?
6. Where are Anil and Sarath to work while she is in Sri Lanka?
7. What is Lakma's story?
8. In The Grove of Ascetics, how does Anil determine the age of a skeleton?
9. Who was a mentor to Sarath as an adult and what happened to him?
10. Why is Anil sent to Sri Lanka?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Palipana makes a comment on page 99 that there is no existence without eyes. Why does Palipana use a story about eye painting to make his point about the relationship between eyes and existence? What does Palipana communicate about blindness through the comment that he makes?
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