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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. Which character appears in Chapter 5 in a flashback?
2. What does Hana tell Kip she imagines doing in the grass?
3. During what time period is the English patient a great explorer of Africa?
4. What does Hana tell Caravaggio in the library?
5. What is the location of the hospital where Caravaggio is staying at the beginning of Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Hana's conversation with Caravaggio in the library after Kip and his partner arrive at the villa.
2. How does the narrator recount the English patient's adventures in the desert?
3. Describe how Caravaggio finds out that Hana is at the villa.
4. Though the English patient's profession is not overtly given, what do you think he does for a living? Why?
5. How is the topic of companionship explored in Chapter 4?
6. Describe Kip and his fascination with religious symbols.
7. Describe how Hana and the English patient come to know each other.
8. How does the English patient behave when he and Katharine are apart?
9. What purpose does the piano serve in the villa?
10. How would you describe the relationship between Katharine and the English patient?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the tone of "The English Patient"? Why would Ondaatje choose to write the story in this type of tone? What impact does the tone have on the way the reader perceives the characters and sequence of events?
Essay Topic 2
Which character in Ondaatje's book is most likable? Why? Which character do you like the least? What is it about that particular character that causes you to dislike him or her?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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