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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Kip and Caravaggio go into the valley?
(a) To pick up supplies.
(b) To go hunting.
(c) To wash clothes.
(d) To take a bath.

2. Why does Hana say it became difficult to deal with her patients?
(a) She didn't like being a nurse.
(b) She developed a sensitive stomach.
(c) She cried all the time.
(d) They would lash out at her before they died.

3. What does the reader know about Katharine from Chapter 5?
(a) She has strong emotions.
(b) She is loyal and funny.
(c) She is extremely controlled and rational.
(d) She is calm and gentle.

4. Which of the following is mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) The Sahara Desert.
(b) Mount Kilimanjaro.
(c) Lake Victoria.
(d) Gulf Kebir Plateau.

5. What is Katharine's last name?
(a) Clifton.
(b) Smith.
(c) It is not clear.
(d) Ventura.

6. What do Hana and Caravaggio hear one night as they are walking?
(a) Land mines exploding.
(b) Gunfire in the distance.
(c) Coyotes.
(d) The English patient, screaming.

7. What is the English patient's team searching for?
(a) The holy grail.
(b) A mummy.
(c) An ancient tomb.
(d) A lost oasis.

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

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

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

11. Where does Hana get her vegetables?
(a) Her garden.
(b) The market.
(c) Kip brings them.
(d) The cellar.

12. Why does Katharine panic when she is in the desert?
(a) Because she has a terminal illness.
(b) Because she is love with someone other than her husband.
(c) Because she is lost in the wilderness.
(d) Because her child is dying.

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

14. What is foreshadowed in Chapter 5?
(a) The birth of the English patient's child.
(b) The English patient's death.
(c) The English patient talking more about Katharine and how their relationship ended.
(d) The reconciliation between the English patient and Katharine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the English patient say to his lover when their affair is ending?

2. What does Hana tell Kip she imagines doing in the grass?

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

4. Why is Hana's love for Kip destined to fail?

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

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