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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. Where does Kip fall asleep when he is in Naples?
(a) In the villa.
(b) It is unclear.
(c) Under a statue.
(d) In a motel.

2. Why isn't Caravaggio happy about Kip's plans in Chapter 10?
(a) He doesn't celebrate Christmas.
(b) He doesn't like music.
(c) He doesn't like to dance.
(d) He doesn't like the way Kip cooks.

3. Kip boards a ship to where?
(a) Italy.
(b) Corsica.
(c) England.
(d) Amsterdam.

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

5. What does the English patient find in the Cave of Swimmers?
(a) An old journal.
(b) Katharine's body in a parachute.
(c) Clifton's keys to the plane.
(d) A snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Kip and Hana do after they wash their hair?

2. In a Sikh family, what is traditional for the oldest brother to do?

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

4. Who was ultimately following the English patient through the desert?

5. What profession does Kip eventually pursue?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why would the English patient need to be particularly careful around Geoffrey Clifton? What was significant about his character?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is prejudice brought up in Chapter 7?

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

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