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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the English patient say to his lover when their affair is ending?
(a) That he will not miss her.
(b) That he plans to kill her.
(c) That he doesn't love her anymore.
(d) That she will come back to him.

2. What do Hana and the English patient do when they are not talking?
(a) Sew.
(b) Read books.
(c) Repair the plane.
(d) Paint.

3. During what time period is the English patient a great explorer of Africa?
(a) The 1940's.
(b) The 1930's.
(c) The 1970's.
(d) The 1900's.

4. What do Kip and Caravaggio discuss as they go to the valley?
(a) Their families.
(b) The war.
(c) Their hobbies.
(d) Hana.

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

6. Who falls in love with the English patient at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) The airplane pilot.
(b) Kip.
(c) Hana.
(d) Katharine.

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

8. How does Caravaggio escape from the general's room?
(a) He jumps out the window.
(b) He runs out the door.
(c) He climbs through the vents.
(d) He causes a distraction.

9. What does Kip do with his partner's body?
(a) Buries it.
(b) Throws it in the lake.
(c) It is unclear.
(d) Burns it.

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

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

12. What, presumably, is the English patient's profession?
(a) Attorney.
(b) Financier.
(c) Pilot.
(d) Boat captain.

13. What game does Hana play in the villa?
(a) Hopscotch.
(b) Solitaire.
(c) Poker.
(d) Yahtzee.

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

15. Where does Katharine tell her lover they must end their affair?
(a) In the villa.
(b) By the piano.
(c) Inside the tent.
(d) The botanical garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the English patient's true identity revealed in Chapter 4?

2. Why does Hana like the villa?

3. Why is the English patient harsh when Katharine ends the relationship?

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

5. Who rescued the English patient from the desert?

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