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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, In Near Ruins.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What purpose did the villa serve before the English patient arrived there?
(a) It housed allied soldiers.
(b) It was a temporary hospital.
(c) It was a barn for large animals.
(d) It was a storage facility for weaponry.

2. Why does Kip originally come to the villa?
(a) He is hungry and sick.
(b) He is looking for his fiancée.
(c) To be reunited with Hana.
(d) To rid it of land mines.

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

4. How many bedrooms are in the villa?
(a) Two.
(b) It is not specifically told in the book.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Five.

5. Where in the villa does Hana sleep?
(a) In different rooms.
(b) In the master suite.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the English patient's bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Caravaggio escape from the general's room?

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

3. What is the location of the hospital where Caravaggio is staying at the beginning of Chapter 2?

4. What is wrong with the English patient?

5. Why does Caravaggio think Hana is staying with the English patient?

(see the answer key)

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