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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. Who warned the English patient to be careful about his love for Katharine?
(a) Madox.
(b) Katharine.
(c) Kip.
(d) Clifton.

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

3. What was wrong with the people in Naples who had been staying in caves?
(a) They had all gone crazy.
(b) They were very ill.
(c) They were extremely angry.
(d) They were dead.

4. Why does Caravaggio give the English patient what he does in Chapter 6?
(a) To help him relax.
(b) In order to encourage him to talk.
(c) To give him some confidence.
(d) To help relieve the pain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization does Kip belong to?

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

3. Who is Kip's mentor's secretary?

4. Why was the English patient leaving Gilf Kebir?

5. How does the English patient describe this time of Katharine's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the hiding game that Hana and Kip play in the dark.

2. In Chapter 7, what does the reader learn about traditions in Sikh families? How are these traditions different in Kip's family?

3. What impact does the death of Lord Suffolk have on Kip? How does it affect his relationship with Hana?

4. In the beginning of Chapter 10, how does Kip prove that he is intentional about making his relationships with others solid?

5. How are Caravaggio and the English patient similar in their motivation for love in this chapter?

6. Do you find that Kip becomes more or less likable as the novel comes to an end? Why?

7. Who is Miss Morden? Why is she significant to Kip?

8. What does Kip do in response to being upset?

9. Why would Kip share with Caravaggio the story about dismantling a bomb in a pit?

10. What revelation does Kip have regarding his tendency to seek out affectionate relationships?

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