View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Between Heartbeats," how long was the heart surgery that Gamini and Fonseka did on a young boy?

2. In "The Mouse," when Gamini worked in the peripheral hospitals, how often would an anesthetist be available?

3. In "The Mouse," where did Gamini ask a driver to wake him after he had to take a leave from the hospital because of exhaustion?

4. In "Ananda," after Sarath takes Ananda for medical treatment, what does a foreman come to the estate to do?

5. In "The Mouse," how many years did Gamini worked up north in the peripheral hospitals?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Between Heartbeats," where and how did Anil leave Cullis?

2. What is the history of the place where Sarath, Anil, and Ananda say in Ekneligoda?

3. How did Gamini and his wife view his childhood?

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

5. What reasons did Leaf give for moving to New Mexico, and what was the real reason for the move?

6. How did Sareth's wife die?

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

8. In "Ananda," after Arankale was deserted for 400 years, what was it like when humans returned?

9. In "The Mouse," how did Gamini work, and how did he feel about his work?

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 novel takes place during Sri Lanka’s civil war. What is revealed about the uselessness of war? What is the role of war in the novel? What does war symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Anil and Sarath work tirelessly to determine Sailor’s identity. Why is it so important to learn who he was? Who could be implicated if his identity can be discovered? Why would finding his identity help him as one victim speak for the many other victims?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 884 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample