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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. Why does Hana like the villa?
(a) There are lots of places to hide.
(b) She can sing and no one will hear her.
(c) She likes being alone.
(d) She feels protected.

2. What is the location of the hospital where Caravaggio is staying at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Florence.
(b) The United States.
(c) France.
(d) Rome.

3. What do Hana and the English patient do when they are not talking?
(a) Paint.
(b) Read books.
(c) Sew.
(d) Repair the plane.

4. What is the name of the English patient's partner?
(a) Kip.
(b) Madox.
(c) Caravaggio.
(d) Clinton.

5. What animal comes into the English patient's bedroom?
(a) A snake.
(b) A bear.
(c) A dog.
(d) A kitten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kip originally come to the villa?

2. How is the English patient identified in Chapter 1?

3. What injury has Caravaggio endured in the war?

4. When Kip and Caravaggio go into the valley, what does Hana do?

5. What does Clinton let the English patient use to make exploration easier?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the setting of Chapter 1.

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

3. Describe Kip and his fascination with religious symbols.

4. Though the English patient's profession is not overtly given, what do you think he does for a living? Why?

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

6. What purpose does the piano serve in the villa?

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

8. Describe how Caravaggio finds out that Hana is at the villa.

9. Describe Hana's conversation with Caravaggio in the library after Kip and his partner arrive at the villa.

10. Describe the relationship between Caravaggio and Hana.

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