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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. How many shells of oil are lit in Chapter 10?

2. What does Kip admire about the English patient?

3. What is special about the bomb Lord Suffolk was dismantling?

4. What/who picks up the English patient in the desert?

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

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

4. Is it surprising to you to find out that the English patient was a spy during the war? Why or why not?

5. Why is Kip extremely upset in Chapter 10?

6. Explain how the English patient came to be severely burned.

7. How are Caravaggio and the English patient similar in their motivation for love in this chapter?

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

9. What does Kip's story about the bomb in a pit represent?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ondaatje uses a great deal of imagery in his book, particularly in the final chapters. What specific examples of imagery did Ondaatje include? How does this imagery add to the readers' experience of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Identify at least three instances of foreshadowing in Ondaatje's novel. Why would Ondaatje include these instances? How would the story change if they had not been included?

Essay Topic 3

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

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