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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the rumor of war begins, where does Madox go?
(a) Paris.
(b) Back home to see his wife.
(c) The southern coast of England.
(d) Italy.

2. How does Lord Suffolk die?
(a) He kills himself.
(b) The doctors aren't sure.
(c) A car crash.
(d) A bomb explosion.

3. How does Kip find out about becoming a sapper?
(a) He sees it on a flyer.
(b) He reads it in the newspaper.
(c) His father was a sapper.
(d) He sees it in a dream.

4. Who once came to Kip during a dangerous bomb dismantling?
(a) His brother.
(b) Mrs. Smith.
(c) His parents.
(d) Miss Morden.

5. How does the English patient get burned?
(a) His car explodes.
(b) He does it intentionally.
(c) The cockpit of his plane catches on fire.
(d) His lover throws a candle at his face.

6. What organization does Kip belong to?
(a) The British army.
(b) Central Intelligence Agency.
(c) British Intelligence.
(d) Geographical Society.

7. What was Kip given when he was visited during a dangerous bomb dismantling?
(a) Cake and cologne.
(b) A Bible.
(c) Water and ice.
(d) Lavender.

8. How does the English patient respond immediately after he falls in love with Katharine?
(a) He tells everyone he can.
(b) He immediately asks her to sleep with him.
(c) He hides his feelings.
(d) He tries to hurt her husband.

9. What did the English patient wrap around Katharine?
(a) A parachute.
(b) A towel.
(c) A sheet.
(d) A blanket.

10. Who does the reader discover was present the day Kip had to dismantle the bomb?
(a) The English patient.
(b) Hana.
(c) Kip's assistant.
(d) Caravaggio.

11. Where was the party held in which Almasy was drunk?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A library.
(c) A zinc bar.
(d) The Cliftons' home.

12. How does the English patient describe this time of Katharine's life?
(a) As a mid-life crisis.
(b) As a time of self-discovery.
(c) As a psychotic break.
(d) As a crucial state in development.

13. How long did the English patient walk in the desert?
(a) Three days.
(b) A month.
(c) Ten weeks.
(d) Two hours.

14. What is special about the bomb Lord Suffolk was dismantling?
(a) It was the oldest.
(b) It was the first.
(c) It was the most powerful one made.
(d) It had a trick.

15. What special occasion occurs at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Hana and Kip's wedding.
(b) The English patient's birthday.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Hana's birthday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kip admire about the English patient?

2. What does Katharine do to make the English patient fall in love with her?

3. Where did the English patient take Katharine after the plane crash?

4. In addition to dismantling bombs, what did Kip learn about from his mentor?

5. What nationality does Caravaggio suspect the English patient is?

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