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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the English patient take Katharine after the plane crash?
(a) The Cave of Swimmers.
(b) The lagoon.
(c) The well.
(d) Back to his tent.

2. Kip tells a story to Caravaggio about dismantling a bomb where?
(a) In the plane.
(b) Inside his shirt.
(c) In a pit.
(d) The bottom of a lake.

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

4. How long does the English patient stay in jail?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Seven years.
(d) It is unclear.

5. Why does Caravaggio knock an item off the table at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) It was an accident.
(b) He is upset about the war.
(c) He tripped over a wire.
(d) He was angry with Kip.

6. Why did the English patient refer to Katharine as his wife?
(a) To make others pay attention.
(b) He is delusional.
(c) He wants to believe it is true.
(d) They married in secret.

7. Why doesn't Hana believe Caravaggio about the English patient's identity?
(a) Because the English patient knows a lot about English gardens.
(b) Because she is in love with the English patient.
(c) Because she is in love with Caravaggio.
(d) Because she knows Caravaggio is trying to fool her.

8. What does Kip do for the special occasion in Chapter 10?
(a) Cooks dinner.
(b) Hires a band.
(c) Throws a dance party.
(d) Finds a tree and decorates the villa.

9. Who was ultimately following the English patient through the desert?
(a) Lord Suffolk.
(b) Caravaggio.
(c) Madox.
(d) Kip.

10. What happens to Kip in the garden at the villa?
(a) He grabs his head and falls.
(b) He kills himself.
(c) He is attacked by a dog.
(d) He is almost blown away by the winds.

11. To whom does Caravaggio think he owes his life?
(a) The English patient.
(b) Kip.
(c) Madox.
(d) Hana.

12. Who once came to Kip during a dangerous bomb dismantling?
(a) His parents.
(b) His brother.
(c) Mrs. Smith.
(d) Miss Morden.

13. What time do Kip and Hana play the game in the villa?
(a) 2 AM.
(b) 11 AM.
(c) Before breakfast.
(d) After dinnertime.

14. How does the relationship between Kip and Hana change in Chapter 8?
(a) It is more motherly.
(b) They become lovers.
(c) They are only friends.
(d) They agree that they are not meant to be together.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kip's brother mistrust?

2. What does Kip have to use to disable the fuse on the bomb he is telling Caravaggio about?

3. Why isn't Caravaggio happy about Kip's plans in Chapter 10?

4. What does Caravaggio say he would do when he robbed people's homes?

5. Who does Kip threaten to kill near the end of the novel?

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