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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 is waiting for Kip by the gate when Kip leaves the villa?
2. In Chapter 6, who does the English patient begin to talk to about his past?
3. What time do Kip and Hana play the game in the villa?
4. How does the English patient respond immediately after he falls in love with Katharine?
5. Why doesn't Hana believe Caravaggio about the English patient's identity?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Hana resolve the issue of her father's death?
2. Who is Miss Morden? Why is she significant to Kip?
3. In Chapter 7, what does the reader learn about traditions in Sikh families? How are these traditions different in Kip's family?
4. Describe the scene in Naples that Kip tells to Hana.
5. What do you think it would be like to be Geoffrey Clifton in this story? Why?
6. What impact does the death of Lord Suffolk have on Kip? How does it affect his relationship with Hana?
7. Explain how Madox dies and why this is significant.
8. Is it surprising to you to find out that the English patient was a spy during the war? Why or why not?
9. Do you find that Kip becomes more or less likable as the novel comes to an end? Why?
10. Why do you think Caravaggio is so eager to disprove the English patient's identity?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
The title of Ondaatje's work, "The English Patient," seems straightforward yet indicates a particular significance about one character. In your opinion, why does Ondaatje choose this particular title for his work? What does this title signify? What does it tell readers about the story?
Essay Topic 3
How is Ondaatje's story ultimately resolved? Do you think the plot was adequately resolved? In your opinion, what could have been added (or removed) to make it more meaningful?
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