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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 isn't Caravaggio happy about Kip's plans in Chapter 10?
2. What does Kip do under bright lights after Lord Suffolk dies?
3. When the rumor of war begins, where does Madox go?
4. What/who picks up the English patient in the desert?
5. What does Kip have to use to disable the fuse on the bomb he is telling Caravaggio about?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do you think it would be like to be Geoffrey Clifton in this story? Why?
2. How does Hana resolve the issue of her father's death?
3. How does Katharine die?
4. In Chapter 7, what does the reader learn about traditions in Sikh families? How are these traditions different in Kip's family?
5. Explain how Madox dies and why this is significant.
6. Is it surprising to you to find out that the English patient was a spy during the war? Why or why not?
7. Do you find that Kip becomes more or less likable as the novel comes to an end? Why?
8. Who is Miss Morden? Why is she significant to Kip?
9. What does Kip's story about the bomb in a pit represent?
10. Why is Kip extremely upset in Chapter 10?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are several instances of irony in Ondaatje's book. Identify at least one of these instances and describe why Ondaatje may have used irony when describing this particular situation.
Essay Topic 2
What is the tone of "The English Patient"? Why would Ondaatje choose to write the story in this type of tone? What impact does the tone have on the way the reader perceives the characters and sequence of events?
Essay Topic 3
What effect does World War II have on Ondaatje's novel? How does it add to the story? What impact does the war have on characters, and how might they be different had the story been set during a different time?
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