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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Hana's love for Kip destined to fail?
(a) Kip is planning his escape.
(b) Kip is already married.
(c) Hana is too dependent.
(d) Kip does not share himself with Hana.

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

3. Who rescued the English patient from the desert?
(a) A group of Bedouin.
(b) Kip and his troops.
(c) No one.
(d) Hana.

4. What year does Geoffrey Clinton join the exploration?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1929.

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

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

7. Is the English patient still in love with Katharine when he is telling Hana about their relationship?
(a) He is, but only if he can marry her.
(b) Yes.
(c) It is unclear.
(d) No.

8. What natural occurrences does the English patient encounter during his travels?
(a) Volcanoes.
(b) Tornados.
(c) Dust storms.
(d) Tsunamis.

9. What does Hana think of when she plays the instrument in the library?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Her childhood.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her children.

10. What is the name of the English patient's partner?
(a) Caravaggio.
(b) Clinton.
(c) Kip.
(d) Madox.

11. What instrument does Hana like to play?
(a) The piano.
(b) The cello.
(c) The flute.
(d) The violin.

12. What injury has Caravaggio endured in the war?
(a) He is blind.
(b) He has a fake leg.
(c) His nose is missing.
(d) He has lost his thumbs.

13. From what does Caravaggio fall as it explodes?
(a) The roof of a hotel.
(b) A motorcycle.
(c) A bus.
(d) A bridge.

14. For whom does Caravaggio work during the war?
(a) The American CIA.
(b) The German government.
(c) British Intelligence.
(d) A coalmining company.

15. What does Katharine throw at the English patient out of frustration in Chapter 5?
(a) Shoes and jewelry.
(b) Water and wine.
(c) Glasses and dishes.
(d) Plates and punches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the German generals' party?

2. What does Kip find in the garden?

3. What does Hana use to rebuild the parts of missing staircases in the villa?

4. Which of the following describes the English patient's desert exploration?

5. What does Hana tell Caravaggio in the library?

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