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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. What does the English patient imagine he sees in the middle of the night?
2. In a Sikh family, what is traditional for the oldest brother to do?
3. How long did the English patient walk in the desert?
4. What does Caravaggio say he would do when he robbed people's homes?
5. What was wrong with the people in Naples who had been staying in caves?
Short Essay Questions
1. What revelation does Kip have regarding his tendency to seek out affectionate relationships?
2. What does Kip's story about the bomb in a pit represent?
3. In Chapter 7, what does the reader learn about traditions in Sikh families? How are these traditions different in Kip's family?
4. Is it surprising to you to find out that the English patient was a spy during the war? Why or why not?
5. Describe how Katharine and the English patient fall in love.
6. How is the symbol of the Western religious icon brought into Chapter 10?
7. Explain how the English patient came to be severely burned.
8. In the beginning of Chapter 10, how does Kip prove that he is intentional about making his relationships with others solid?
9. What impact does the death of Lord Suffolk have on Kip? How does it affect his relationship with Hana?
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
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 2
The concept of companionship is present throughout this novel. What can readers learn about Ondaatje's characters in relation to others? Be sure to give specific examples.
Essay Topic 3
What is the purpose of a foil in literature? Describe one character in Ondaatje's novel that you believe is a foil of another character. Why do you think Ondaatje may have created characters in his work that emphasize each other's qualities?
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