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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 Mouse," how long after Gamini's wife left him did he collapse from exhaustion?

2. At the end of "The Mouse," how long had Gamini and other doctors planned on working in the northeast?

3. How did Sareth's wife kill herself?

4. In "Between Heartbeats," when Gamini was working in the north, what time would a rooster start crowing?

5. In 1989, how many students attending school in Ratnapura district disappeared?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Between Heartbeats," how did Anil and Leaf meet and what did they like to do together?

2. What did Gamini do shortly after his wife left their marriage?

3. What did Sareth work on in China?

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

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

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

7. What surgery was Gamini working on in "Between Heartbeats," when victims of a massacre were brought to the hospital?

8. When Gamini was a boy, what did he think about a career?

9. 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?

10. In "Between Heartbeats," how poor were people in the village where there was a massacre?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gamini had a troubled relationship with Sarath. What was their relationship like? Why was it troubled? How did Gamini feel about the relationship when he saw his brother’s body? How did his brother’s death cause Gamini regret?

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

Gamini works in hospitals that have to care for the wounded from the war. What horrors does Gamini see? How is Gamini affected personally and emotionally by the war and its effects?

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