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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Kip threaten to kill near the end of the novel?
(a) Hana.
(b) The English patient.
(c) The British prime minister.
(d) Himself.

2. How many sappers stayed in Naples?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) Twelve.

3. What does Kip's brother mistrust?
(a) The British Parliament.
(b) All things Western.
(c) Kip.
(d) His parents.

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

5. What does the English patient speak to Madox about?
(a) The curve of the sand.
(b) Mealtimes.
(c) The hollow in a woman's throat.
(d) Bank accounts.

6. 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.

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

8. What does Caravaggio say he would do when he robbed people's homes?
(a) Pay them back eventually.
(b) Take everything they own
(c) Talk to the owners if they saw him.
(d) Leave a thank you note.

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

10. How long did the English patient walk in the desert?
(a) Two hours.
(b) A month.
(c) Three days.
(d) Ten weeks.

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

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

13. Who sees Kip walking through the garden at the villa?
(a) No one.
(b) The English patient.
(c) Hana.
(d) Caravaggio.

14. Who does Caravaggio say the English patient worked for?
(a) No one.
(b) The British government.
(c) The Germans.
(d) The American government.

15. What do Kip and Hana try to find in their game as they move around the villa?
(a) The dog.
(b) Special foods.
(c) Hidden treasures.
(d) Each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Clifton crash his plane?

2. How does Lord Suffolk die?

3. Where was the party held in which Almasy was drunk?

4. Who does the English patient eventually tell about his affair with Katharine?

5. What does Caravaggio knock off the table at the beginning of Chapter 8?

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