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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Zerzura refer to?
(a) A state of calm found in the desert.
(b) The relationship between husband and wife.
(c) The place the English patient is searching for.
(d) The country the English patient wants to inhabit.

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

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

4. When Kip and Caravaggio go into the valley, what does Hana do?
(a) Stays at the villa and takes a bath.
(b) Wanders into the village.
(c) Plays the piano.
(d) Takes the dog for a walk.

5. Who enters the room as Hana plays on the instrument in the library?
(a) A dog.
(b) Caravaggio.
(c) The English patient.
(d) Two soldiers.

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

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

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

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

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

11. What does Hana tell Kip she imagines doing in the grass?
(a) Having a picnic.
(b) Building a secret house.
(c) Dying in Kip's arms.
(d) Planting lots of vegetables.

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

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

14. What does his lover say to the English patient in response?
(a) That she loves him anyway.
(b) That she would never come back to him.
(c) That he will miss her.
(d) That she will call the police.

15. With what group of people do the English patient and his team travel?
(a) Arabs.
(b) Egyptians.
(c) Afrikaans.
(d) The Bedouin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What injury has Caravaggio endured in the war?

2. Is the English patient still in love with Katharine when he is telling Hana about their relationship?

3. How does Kip's partner die?

4. What does Kip do with his partner's body?

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

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