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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a Sikh family, what is traditional for the oldest brother to do?
(a) Find a place for his parents to live.
(b) Get married.
(c) Join the army.
(d) Learn to cook.

2. How does the English patient get burned?
(a) He does it intentionally.
(b) His lover throws a candle at his face.
(c) His car explodes.
(d) The cockpit of his plane catches on fire.

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

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

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

6. Where does Katharine approach the English patient to tell him how she feels about him?
(a) In his tent.
(b) By the pond.
(c) At mealtime.
(d) At a party.

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

8. What happened to the English patient's truck?
(a) It was crushed by a tank.
(b) It was run into a river.
(c) It ran into a wall.
(d) It exploded.

9. Who does the English patient say was left in the desert?
(a) Women and children.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Wild animals.

10. When the rumor of war begins, where does Madox go?
(a) The southern coast of England.
(b) Back home to see his wife.
(c) Italy.
(d) Paris.

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

12. Who is waiting for Kip by the gate when Kip leaves the villa?
(a) Hana.
(b) The English patient.
(c) Kip's partner.
(d) Caravaggio.

13. What year does Kip work with his mentor and his secretary?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1950.

14. What does Kip do under bright lights after Lord Suffolk dies?
(a) Examine a new kind of bomb.
(b) Look at Lord Suffolk's body.
(c) It is unclear.
(d) Look through slides from his honeymoon.

15. Why did Clifton crash his plane?
(a) To kill himself, his wife, and her lover.
(b) To make his wife feel sorry for him.
(c) To kill himself and his children.
(d) He became blind when he was flying it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who joined the army instead of his brother?

3. Who sees Kip walking through the garden at the villa?

4. Why doesn't Hana believe Caravaggio about the English patient's identity?

5. Where did the English patient take Katharine after the plane crash?

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