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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does Hana like to play?
(a) The violin.
(b) The cello.
(c) The piano.
(d) The flute.

2. Why does Hana like the villa?
(a) She feels protected.
(b) There are lots of places to hide.
(c) She likes being alone.
(d) She can sing and no one will hear her.

3. What injury has Caravaggio endured in the war?
(a) He has a fake leg.
(b) He has lost his thumbs.
(c) His nose is missing.
(d) He is blind.

4. Who rescued the English patient from the desert?
(a) Hana.
(b) No one.
(c) A group of Bedouin.
(d) Kip and his troops.

5. Why does Katharine feel guilty?
(a) She is wealthy.
(b) She is having an affair.
(c) She doesn't feel badly for her sick husband.
(d) She is able to eat more than her child.

6. What is wrong with the English patient?
(a) He is blind.
(b) He has broken limbs.
(c) He is severely burned.
(d) He has had brain damage.

7. Why did Caravaggio attend the German generals' party?
(a) To get some free drinks.
(b) To meet women.
(c) To blend in with the Gestapo.
(d) To steal from Germans.

8. What does Hana use to rebuild the parts of missing staircases in the villa?
(a) Suitcases.
(b) Bodies.
(c) Books.
(d) Pots and pans.

9. How is the English patient identified in Chapter 1?
(a) He has no identification.
(b) A distinct way of speaking.
(c) A tattoo.
(d) The tags on his neck give some information.

10. Why does Caravaggio decide he must find out the English patient's identity?
(a) So he can publish a book.
(b) He wants Hana to know who he is.
(c) He wants to be able to keep in touch with him after he leaves.
(d) So he can write the patient's family a letter.

11. Where does Hana get her vegetables?
(a) The market.
(b) Her garden.
(c) Kip brings them.
(d) The cellar.

12. Is the English patient still in love with Katharine when he is telling Hana about their relationship?
(a) He is, but only if he can marry her.
(b) Yes.
(c) It is unclear.
(d) No.

13. What happens at the German generals' party?
(a) There is an air raid.
(b) Caravaggio receives an award.
(c) Caravaggio sees his ex-wife.
(d) Someone takes a picture of Caravaggio.

14. What do Kip and Caravaggio discuss as they go to the valley?
(a) Hana.
(b) The war.
(c) Their hobbies.
(d) Their families.

15. Who decides to end the love affair?
(a) Geoffrey.
(b) Hana.
(c) Katharine.
(d) The English patient.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Katharine throw at the English patient out of frustration in Chapter 5?

2. What does his lover say to the English patient in response?

3. Who falls in love with the English patient at the beginning of Chapter 5?

4. Why do Kip and Caravaggio go into the valley?

5. Who enters the room as Hana plays on the instrument in the library?

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