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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 is the location of the hospital where Caravaggio is staying at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) The United States.
(b) Rome.
(c) Florence.
(d) France.

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

3. What is the English patient's only possession?
(a) His toiletries.
(b) A picture of his wife.
(c) His journal.
(d) A book.

4. How has the war affected the villa when Hana and the English patient first arrive?
(a) It smells of gunsmoke.
(b) It has holes in the walls and ceilings.
(c) It has drastic water damage.
(d) The entire interior has been destroyed.

5. Why has the library been cordoned off?
(a) There are dangerous animals living there.
(b) The threat of booby traps.
(c) The floor is missing.
(d) The reason is unclear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Hana and the English patient do when they are not talking?

2. What is the real reason why Hana is staying with the English patient?

3. What happens at the German generals' party?

4. What instrument does Hana like to play?

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

(see the answer key)

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