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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clinton let the English patient use to make exploration easier?
(a) His radio.
(b) His metal detector.
(c) His automobile.
(d) His plane.

2. What happens at the German generals' party?
(a) There is an air raid.
(b) Caravaggio sees his ex-wife.
(c) Someone takes a picture of Caravaggio.
(d) Caravaggio receives an award.

3. Which of the following belongings does Kip have with him when he arrives at the villa for the first time?
(a) A radio set.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A razor.
(d) A horse.

4. What does Kip do with his partner's body?
(a) It is unclear.
(b) Throws it in the lake.
(c) Burns it.
(d) Buries it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the real reason why Hana is staying with the English patient?

2. What is the English patient's team searching for?

3. What do Hana and the English patient do when they are not talking?

4. What is the English patient's only possession?

5. What is Hana's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and why is Caravaggio tortured by the Germans?

2. How would you describe the relationship between Katharine and the English patient?

3. How is the topic of companionship explored in Chapter 4?

4. Why does Katharine decide to breaks off her affair with the English patient?

5. How does the entry of Geoffrey Clinton into the story change the plot?

6. Describe Kip and his fascination with religious symbols.

7. Describe Hana's daily life in the villa.

8. Describe the relationship between Caravaggio and Hana.

9. What sort of presence does Kip have on the other characters in the villa?

10. Describe how Hana and the English patient come to know each other.

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