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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 organization does the English patient belong to?
(a) The National Geographic Society.
(b) World Travelers.
(c) Kiwanis Club.
(d) Geographical Society.

2. What year does Geoffrey Clinton join the exploration?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1936.

3. What is the real reason why Hana is staying with the English patient?
(a) She is overwhelmed by watching soldiers die.
(b) She promised herself she wouldn't let him die.
(c) She adores him.
(d) She is afraid to leave the villa.

4. What does Hana use to rebuild the parts of missing staircases in the villa?
(a) Pots and pans.
(b) Books.
(c) Suitcases.
(d) Bodies.

5. How does Caravaggio know Hana?
(a) Hana previously met Caravaggio in a hospital.
(b) He is a friend of her father's.
(c) They dated in high school.
(d) Caravaggion is Hana's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is mentioned in Chapter 5?

2. Is the English patient still in love with Katharine when he is telling Hana about their relationship?

3. What does Hana tell Kip she imagines doing in the grass?

4. How is the English patient's true identity revealed in Chapter 4?

5. Where in the villa does Kip sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the significance of the Geographical Society in the story.

2. Describe the relationship between Caravaggio and Hana.

3. What impact has the war had on Hana?

4. Describe the setting of Chapter 1.

5. In addition to the plane, what else comes along with the plane? Why is this important?

6. How does the English patient behave when he and Katharine are apart?

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

8. Describe the scene in the English patient's room before Kip's partner dies.

9. Describe the English patient's reaction to Katharine's decision to end the affair.

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

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