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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 does Caravaggio say the English patient worked for?
(a) The British government.
(b) The American government.
(c) The Germans.
(d) No one.

2. 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.

3. In addition to dismantling bombs, what did Kip learn about from his mentor?
(a) Education.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Wisdom.

4. To whom does Caravaggio think he owes his life?
(a) The English patient.
(b) Madox.
(c) Kip.
(d) Hana.

5. What happens to Kip in the garden at the villa?
(a) He kills himself.
(b) He is attacked by a dog.
(c) He is almost blown away by the winds.
(d) He grabs his head and falls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hana think of Caravaggio giving what he does to the English patient?

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

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

4. What did Katharine request to borrow from the English patient?

5. Why was the English patient leaving Gilf Kebir?

Short Essay Questions

1. What occurs that leads to changes in the relationship between Kip and Caravaggio?

2. What does Kip's story about the bomb in a pit represent?

3. How does Katharine die?

4. What is Kip's relationship with Lord Suffolk like?

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

6. How is prejudice brought up in Chapter 7?

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

8. Explain how Madox dies and why this is significant.

9. Explain the reasoning behind Caravaggio wanting to drug the English patient.

10. How does Hana resolve the issue of her father's death?

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