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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is mentioned in Chapter 5?
(a) Caravaggio.
(b) Kip.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Hana.

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

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

4. Which of the following belongings does Kip have with him when he arrives at the villa for the first time?
(a) A razor.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A radio set.
(d) A horse.

5. Why did Caravaggio attend the German generals' party?
(a) To meet women.
(b) To steal from Germans.
(c) To get some free drinks.
(d) To blend in with the Gestapo.

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

7. What methods do the English patient and his companions use to travel?
(a) Foot and car.
(b) Camel and foot.
(c) Llama and horse.
(d) Plane and camel.

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

9. How does Caravaggio know Hana?
(a) He is a friend of her father's.
(b) Hana previously met Caravaggio in a hospital.
(c) Caravaggion is Hana's cousin.
(d) They dated in high school.

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

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

13. Why does Caravaggio decide he must find out the English patient's identity?
(a) He wants to be able to keep in touch with him after he leaves.
(b) He wants Hana to know who he is.
(c) So he can write the patient's family a letter.
(d) So he can publish a book.

14. What is wrong with the English patient?
(a) He has broken limbs.
(b) He is blind.
(c) He has had brain damage.
(d) He is severely burned.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Katharine throw at the English patient out of frustration in Chapter 5?

2. Where does Katharine tell her lover they must end their affair?

3. How is the English patient's love affair described?

4. Why does Hana say it became difficult to deal with her patients?

5. What is foreshadowed in Chapter 5?

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