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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 happened to the English patient's truck?
(a) It was crushed by a tank.
(b) It ran into a wall.
(c) It was run into a river.
(d) It exploded.

2. How does Lord Suffolk die?
(a) The doctors aren't sure.
(b) A car crash.
(c) He kills himself.
(d) A bomb explosion.

3. What was Kip given when he was visited during a dangerous bomb dismantling?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Cake and cologne.
(c) A Bible.
(d) Water and ice.

4. Who does Kip work with in Westbury?
(a) Lord Suffolk.
(b) Madox.
(c) The English patient.
(d) American soldiers.

5. Who does Hana find sleeping on the couch?
(a) The English patient.
(b) Kip.
(c) The dog.
(d) Caravaggio.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What time do Kip and Hana play the game in the villa?

3. What year did the English patient leave Gilf Kebir?

4. What year does Kip work with his mentor and his secretary?

5. What does Caravaggio give the English patient in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Caravaggio was justified in forcing the English patient to talk about his identity? Why or why not?

2. Explain the conflict between Hana and Caravaggio concerning the English patient's identity.

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

4. Why do you think Caravaggio is so eager to disprove the English patient's identity?

5. How is prejudice brought up in Chapter 7?

6. How does Kip save another life from being lost after Lord Suffolk?

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

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

9. Describe the scene in Naples that Kip tells to Hana.

10. Describe how Katharine and the English patient fall in love.

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