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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. Who enters the room as Hana plays on the instrument in the library?

2. Why is the English patient harsh when Katharine ends the relationship?

3. Why is Hana's love for Kip destined to fail?

4. Why do the English patient and his companions have to move during the night?

5. What injury has Caravaggio endured in the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the general purpose of Chapter 4? Is it effective?

2. Describe Kip and his fascination with religious symbols.

3. Though the English patient's profession is not overtly given, what do you think he does for a living? Why?

4. How and why is Caravaggio tortured by the Germans?

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

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

7. How does the entry of Geoffrey Clinton into the story change the plot?

8. How would you describe the relationship between Katharine and the English patient?

9. Describe the significance of the Geographical Society in the story.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you describe the development of the relationship between Hana and Kip? Why do you think Hana becomes so quickly attached to Kip? What benefits do both characters derive from the relationship?

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

Some have identified the plot of "The English Patient" as somewhat confusing. Would you agree or disagree? Why?

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