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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. What does Kip retrieve from his tent in the garden at the villa when he is upset?
2. Where was the party held in which Almasy was drunk?
3. What did the English patient wrap around Katharine?
4. Who sees Kip walking through the garden at the villa?
5. How does the English patient respond immediately after he falls in love with Katharine?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are Caravaggio and the English patient similar in their motivation for love in this chapter?
2. Describe how Katharine and the English patient fall in love.
3. How does Kip save another life from being lost after Lord Suffolk?
4. What does Kip do in response to being upset?
5. How does Hana resolve the issue of her father's death?
6. Do you find that Kip becomes more or less likable as the novel comes to an end? Why?
7. How is the symbol of the Western religious icon brought into Chapter 10?
8. What impact does the death of Lord Suffolk have on Kip? How does it affect his relationship with Hana?
9. What revelation does Kip have regarding his tendency to seek out affectionate relationships?
10. What does Kip's story about the bomb in a pit represent?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is Ondaatje's story ultimately resolved? Do you think the plot was adequately resolved? In your opinion, what could have been added (or removed) to make it more meaningful?
Essay Topic 2
What is the purpose of a foil in literature? Describe one character in Ondaatje's novel that you believe is a foil of another character. Why do you think Ondaatje may have created characters in his work that emphasize each other's qualities?
Essay Topic 3
Some have identified the plot of "The English Patient" as somewhat confusing. Would you agree or disagree? Why?
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