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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 does the English patient get burned?
2. What/who picks up the English patient in the desert?
3. What nationality does Caravaggio suspect the English patient is?
4. What special occasion occurs at the beginning of Chapter 10?
5. Who was ultimately following the English patient through the desert?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Kip's story about the bomb in a pit represent?
2. What occurs that leads to changes in the relationship between Kip and Caravaggio?
3. In the beginning of Chapter 10, how does Kip prove that he is intentional about making his relationships with others solid?
4. What revelation does Kip have regarding his tendency to seek out affectionate relationships?
5. How is prejudice brought up in Chapter 7?
6. Describe the scene in Naples that Kip tells to Hana.
7. What impact does the death of Lord Suffolk have on Kip? How does it affect his relationship with Hana?
8. What is Kip's relationship with Lord Suffolk like?
9. Is it surprising to you to find out that the English patient was a spy during the war? Why or why not?
10. In Chapter 7, what does the reader learn about traditions in Sikh families? How are these traditions different in Kip's family?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The villa is a significant part of Ondaatje's story. What does the wall symbolize? What similarities can you give between the wall and characters' qualities?
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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