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The English Patient | Quiz

Michael Ondaatje
This Study Guide consists of approximately 83 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The English Patient.

The English Patient | Quiz

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1)

What does Clinton let the English patient use to make exploration easier? (from Chapter 4, South Cairo 1930-1938)

His automobile.
His radio.
His metal detector.
His plane.
2)

Who sees Kip walking through the garden at the villa? (from Chapter 10, August)

The English patient.
Hana.
Caravaggio.
No one.
3)

Who falls in love with the English patient at the beginning of Chapter 5? (from Chapter 5, Katharine)

Katharine.
Kip.
Hana.
The airplane pilot.
4)

What is the purpose of Chapter 4? (from Chapter 4, South Cairo 1930-1938)

To help the reader understand his relationship with Caravaggio.
To provide a description of the setting.
To provide some distraction from the villa scenes.
To reveal more information about the English patient's past.
5)

What does the English patient say to his lover when their affair is ending? (from Chapter 5, Katharine)

That he doesn't love her anymore.
That she will come back to him.
That he will not miss her.
That he plans to kill her.
6)

Why does Caravaggio give the English patient what he does in Chapter 6? (from Chapter 6, A Buried Plane)

To help relieve the pain.
In order to encourage him to talk.
To give him some confidence.
To help him relax.
7)

Where does Kip fall asleep when he is in Naples? (from Chapter 10, August)

In the villa.
It is unclear.
In a motel.
Under a statue.
8)

Who is waiting for Kip by the gate when Kip leaves the villa? (from Chapter 10, August)

Hana.
The English patient.
Caravaggio.
Kip's partner.
9)

Why doesn't Hana believe Caravaggio about the English patient's identity? (from Chapter 6, A Buried Plane)

Because she is in love with Caravaggio.
Because she is in love with the English patient.
Because she knows Caravaggio is trying to fool her.
Because the English patient knows a lot about English gardens.
10)

Why does Katharine panic when she is in the desert? (from Chapter 5, Katharine)

Because her child is dying.
Because she is lost in the wilderness.
Because she is love with someone other than her husband.
Because she has a terminal illness.
11)

Who does Hana find sleeping on the couch? (from Chapter 8, The Holy Forest)

The English patient.
The dog.
Kip.
Caravaggio.
12)

What does the English patient walk toward after his truck becomes disabled? (from Chapter 6, A Buried Plane)

A buried plane.
An oasis.
The sun.
Another car.
13)

How is the English patient's love affair described? (from Chapter 5, Katharine)

Distant and removed.
Passionate and violent.
Conspicuous and flamboyant.
Gentle and secretive.
14)

What did the English patient wrap around Katharine? (from Chapter 9, The Cave of Swimmers)

A parachute.
A blanket.
A towel.
A sheet.
15)

How is the English patient's true identity revealed in Chapter 4? (from Chapter 4, South Cairo 1930-1938)

Someone sends him a telegram when his sister dies.
Through a letter to his romantic interest.
He publishes a book about his adventures.
It is not revealed.
16)

What does Caravaggio say he would do when he robbed people's homes? (from Chapter 8, The Holy Forest)

Talk to the owners if they saw him.
Take everything they own
Pay them back eventually.
Leave a thank you note.
17)

Where did the English patient take Katharine after the plane crash? (from Chapter 9, The Cave of Swimmers)

The Cave of Swimmers.
The well.
Back to his tent.
The lagoon.
18)

Kip boards a ship to where? (from Chapter 7, In Situ)

Corsica.
Amsterdam.
Italy.
England.
19)

Why isn't Caravaggio happy about Kip's plans in Chapter 10? (from Chapter 10, August)

He doesn't like music.
He doesn't like the way Kip cooks.
He doesn't like to dance.
He doesn't celebrate Christmas.
20)

Who does Kip threaten to kill near the end of the novel? (from Chapter 10, August)

Hana.
The English patient.
The British prime minister.
Himself.
21)

What nationality does Caravaggio suspect the English patient is? (from Chapter 6, A Buried Plane)

American.
German.
Austrian.
Hungarian.
22)

What was Kip given when he was visited during a dangerous bomb dismantling? (from Chapter 7, In Situ)

Cake and cologne.
A Bible.
Lavender.
Water and ice.
23)

Who does the English patient say was left in the desert? (from Chapter 6, A Buried Plane)

Ghosts.
Wild animals.
Soldiers.
Women and children.
24)

Kip tells a story to Caravaggio about dismantling a bomb where? (from Chapter 8, The Holy Forest)

In the plane.
The bottom of a lake.
In a pit.
Inside his shirt.
25)

Which of the following is mentioned in Chapter 4? (from Chapter 4, South Cairo 1930-1938)

Gulf Kebir Plateau.
The Sahara Desert.
Mount Kilimanjaro.
Lake Victoria.
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