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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Holy Forest.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Kip and Hana do after they wash their hair?
(a) Lay in the sun.
(b) Brush each other's hair.
(c) Have a picnic.
(d) Play tennis.

2. During what historical event does this novel take place?
(a) World War II.
(b) Vietnam War.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) World War I.

3. Why does the English patient love the desert?
(a) He was born there.
(b) It is a place where people can be anonymous.
(c) It reminds him of his wife.
(d) He likes the heat.

4. What is the purpose of Chapter 4?
(a) To provide some distraction from the villa scenes.
(b) To provide a description of the setting.
(c) To reveal more information about the English patient's past.
(d) To help the reader understand his relationship with Caravaggio.

5. Why does Caravaggio think Hana is staying with the English patient?
(a) She made a promise to her father.
(b) She is physically ill.
(c) She is in love with him.
(d) She wants to escape her duties.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who catches what Caravaggio knocks off the table?

2. What year does Kip work with his mentor and his secretary?

3. Is the English patient still in love with Katharine when he is telling Hana about their relationship?

4. What, presumably, is the English patient's profession?

5. How does Lord Suffolk die?

(see the answer key)

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