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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 "Sarath," how old is Lalitha?

2. From what family member did Anil get her name?

3. What was broken when Dr. Linus Corea was kidnapped?

4. Where did Palipana find the remaining structures of a monastery?

5. In "A Brother," when Anil was driving with Sarath once, how many unauthorized places of detention did he say were in Colombo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story was told about Linus Corea, and who was he?

2. Why is Anil sent to Sri Lanka?

3. What happened to the monks who used to live in the Grove of Ascetics, and what reaction was there to what happened to them?

4. What does Sarath remember about being Palipana's student in The Grove of the Ascetics?

5. In the Grove of Ascetics, how is Palipana described?

6. In The Grove of the Ascetics, what is Ananda's job and what are the working conditions like?

7. Where are Anil and Sarath to work while she is in Sri Lanka?

8. At the end of "A Brother," what images did Sarath and Palipana once see in a cave?

9. What does Sarath tell Anil he would like to write a book about someday?

10. In The Grove of Ascetics, how does Anil determine the age of a skeleton?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The next to the last chapter in the novel is called "The Life Wheel." What is a life wheel? In what way are the lives of characters connected through a life wheel? What does the life wheel represent?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

For Gamini, Emergency Services becomes a cocoon for him after his wife leaves him. How does Emergency Services become Gamini’s cocoon? Why does he need a cocoon as a refuge?

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