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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has the library been cordoned off?

2. How many bedrooms are in the villa?

3. Why does Kip originally come to the villa?

4. How has the war affected the villa when Hana and the English patient first arrive?

5. What do Hana and Caravaggio hear one night as they are walking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think of the relationship between Hana and the English patient by the end of Chapter 1? Why?

2. Describe Hana's daily life in the villa.

3. Describe the relationship between Caravaggio and Hana.

4. How does Chapter 5 foreshadow later events in the novel?

5. How is the topic of companionship explored in Chapter 4?

6. What activities do Hana and the English patient do together?

7. How does the relationship between Hana and Kip foreshadow later events in the novel?

8. How does the English patient behave when he and Katharine are apart?

9. Describe Kip and his fascination with religious symbols.

10. Describe the English patient's reaction to Katharine's decision to end the affair.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character in Ondaatje's book is most likable? Why? Which character do you like the least? What is it about that particular character that causes you to dislike him or her?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of the English patient and Caravaggio. How are their lives different? How are the characters the same?

Essay Topic 3

How does Ondaatje incorporate the concept of man versus self in his novel? Which character do you think is the best example of man versus self and why?

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