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The English Patient
Michael Ondaatje
Study Guide
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Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Characters
Character List
Almásy
Hana
Kip
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
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Important Quotes Explained
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Context
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Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Study Questions
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How to Write Literary Analysis
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Character List Quiz
1
of 5
What wartime work legitimizes the skills Caravaggio originally learned as a thief in Canada?
Defusing bombs
Intelligence work
Airplane saboteur
Medic
2
of 5
What does Katharine Clifton characteristically do, despite her apparent politeness and gentility?
Delights in hurting others
Stands up for herself
Takes what she wants
Betrays her friends
3
of 5
What rational, level-headed man is Almasy's best friend in the desert?
Geoffrey
Madox
Kip
Patrick
4
of 5
What does Lord Suffolk do, and train others to do, once the war begins?
Takes aerial photographs
Sabotages enemy equipment
Commands colonial troops
Defuses bombs
5
of 5
Who symbolizes "home" to Hana?
Caravaggio
The English patient
Kip
Clara
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