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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 did Clifton crash his plane?
(a) He became blind when he was flying it.
(b) To make his wife feel sorry for him.
(c) To kill himself, his wife, and her lover.
(d) To kill himself and his children.

2. What does Caravaggio give the English patient in Chapter 6?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Alcohol and morphine.
(c) Benadryl.
(d) A muscle relaxer and some water.

3. What special occasion occurs at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Christmas.
(b) The English patient's birthday.
(c) Hana's birthday.
(d) Hana and Kip's wedding.

4. When does Kip discover that he tends to go outside of his family to find affection?
(a) Never.
(b) Later in his life.
(c) As soon as he leaves the villa.
(d) Immediately.

5. How does the English patient get burned?
(a) His lover throws a candle at his face.
(b) The cockpit of his plane catches on fire.
(c) His car explodes.
(d) He does it intentionally.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Kip in the garden at the villa?

2. How does Kip find out about becoming a sapper?

3. Who does Caravaggio suspect the English patient is?

4. How does the English patient respond immediately after he falls in love with Katharine?

5. What nationality does Caravaggio suspect the English patient is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think it would be like to be Geoffrey Clifton in this story? Why?

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

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

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

5. How is prejudice brought up in Chapter 7?

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

7. How does Katharine die?

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

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

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

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