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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Kip's profession?
(a) Chef.
(b) Captain.
(c) Pilot.
(d) Sapper.

3. Why does the English patient love the desert?
(a) It reminds him of his wife.
(b) He was born there.
(c) It is a place where people can be anonymous.
(d) He likes the heat.

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

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

6. Why is the English patient harsh when Katharine ends the relationship?
(a) He really doesn't care.
(b) He is hurt and angry.
(c) He knows she will come back to him.
(d) He is afraid her husband is listening.

7. Who decides to end the love affair?
(a) Geoffrey.
(b) Katharine.
(c) Hana.
(d) The English patient.

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

9. How does Kip's partner die?
(a) He is attacked by a dog.
(b) He blows himself up.
(c) He accidentally steps on a land mine.
(d) He has an automobile accident.

10. What animal comes into the English patient's bedroom?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A dog.
(c) A bear.
(d) A snake.

11. What is the real reason why Hana is staying with the English patient?
(a) She adores him.
(b) She is overwhelmed by watching soldiers die.
(c) She is afraid to leave the villa.
(d) She promised herself she wouldn't let him die.

12. With whom does the English patient fall in love during the desert exploration?
(a) Katharine.
(b) Hana.
(c) The general's girlfriend.
(d) Kip.

13. Who does Hana remind Caravaggio of?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) His cousin.

14. How is the English patient identified in Chapter 1?
(a) The tags on his neck give some information.
(b) A tattoo.
(c) He has no identification.
(d) A distinct way of speaking.

15. When in Chapter 5 does the English patient suffer?
(a) After he is injured in battle.
(b) When he finds out his mother is dead.
(c) When he is apart from his beloved.
(d) When his lover cheats on him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kip find in the garden?

2. Who rescued the English patient from the desert?

3. Who tries to talk Hana into leaving the villa with him?

4. Where in the villa does Kip sleep?

5. What is foreshadowed in Chapter 5?

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