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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kip's partner die?
(a) He accidentally steps on a land mine.
(b) He blows himself up.
(c) He is attacked by a dog.
(d) He has an automobile accident.

2. With what group of people do the English patient and his team travel?
(a) The Bedouin.
(b) Arabs.
(c) Afrikaans.
(d) Egyptians.

3. What is the English patient's team searching for?
(a) The holy grail.
(b) An ancient tomb.
(c) A mummy.
(d) A lost oasis.

4. What animal comes into the English patient's bedroom?
(a) A bear.
(b) A snake.
(c) A dog.
(d) A kitten.

5. For whom does Caravaggio work during the war?
(a) The German government.
(b) British Intelligence.
(c) A coalmining company.
(d) The American CIA.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the reader know about Katharine from Chapter 5?

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

3. Which of the following describes the English patient's desert exploration?

4. How does Caravaggio know Hana?

5. Why does Katharine feel guilty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What activities do Hana and the English patient do together?

2. Describe how Hana and the English patient come to know each other.

3. Why does Katharine decide to breaks off her affair with the English patient?

4. In addition to the plane, what else comes along with the plane? Why is this important?

5. What is the general purpose of Chapter 4? Is it effective?

6. What purpose does the piano serve in the villa?

7. How does the English patient behave when he and Katharine are apart?

8. Describe the English patient's reaction to Katharine's decision to end the affair.

9. How would you describe the relationship between Katharine and the English patient?

10. Describe the setting of Chapter 1.

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