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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 walk toward after his truck becomes disabled?
(a) Another car.
(b) An oasis.
(c) A buried plane.
(d) The sun.

2. How does the English patient describe this time of Katharine's life?
(a) As a psychotic break.
(b) As a mid-life crisis.
(c) As a time of self-discovery.
(d) As a crucial state in development.

3. Where does Kip's brother go instead?
(a) A psychiatric hospital.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Asia.
(d) Jail.

4. Who does Caravaggio suspect the English patient is?
(a) A British spy.
(b) Kip's partner.
(c) An English doctor.
(d) Almasy.

5. How many shells of oil are lit in Chapter 10?
(a) Three.
(b) Forty-five.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Ten.

6. How does the English patient respond immediately after he falls in love with Katharine?
(a) He tells everyone he can.
(b) He hides his feelings.
(c) He tries to hurt her husband.
(d) He immediately asks her to sleep with him.

7. Who does Hana find sleeping on the couch?
(a) Caravaggio.
(b) The English patient.
(c) Kip.
(d) The dog.

8. Why does Caravaggio give the English patient what he does in Chapter 6?
(a) To help relieve the pain.
(b) To give him some confidence.
(c) In order to encourage him to talk.
(d) To help him relax.

9. What did the English patient wrap around Katharine?
(a) A parachute.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A towel.
(d) A sheet.

10. Who catches what Caravaggio knocks off the table?
(a) Kip.
(b) Hana.
(c) The dog.
(d) The English patient.

11. Who does Caravaggio think was planted in the English patient's expedition?
(a) Clifton.
(b) Madox.
(c) The American.
(d) Katharine.

12. What does Caravaggio knock off the table at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) A fuse.
(b) A lamp.
(c) A book.
(d) A bottle of wine.

13. Why isn't Caravaggio happy about Kip's plans in Chapter 10?
(a) He doesn't celebrate Christmas.
(b) He doesn't like music.
(c) He doesn't like the way Kip cooks.
(d) He doesn't like to dance.

14. Where does Kip fall asleep when he is in Naples?
(a) Under a statue.
(b) In the villa.
(c) It is unclear.
(d) In a motel.

15. What does Hana think of Caravaggio giving what he does to the English patient?
(a) She thinks it's a good idea.
(b) She encourages it.
(c) She is afraid it will hurt him.
(d) She doesn't approve.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the relationship between Kip and Hana change in Chapter 8?

2. Who does Caravaggio say the English patient worked for?

3. Why did the English patient refer to Katharine as his wife?

4. Who was ultimately following the English patient through the desert?

5. Who from his childhood does Kip remember giving him comfort?

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