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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 56-60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Hector's men stay with him?
(a) He pays them well.
(b) He has a great vision.
(c) He gives them three meals a day.
(d) He has threatened to kill them if they do not.

2. Who asks Carlo to deliver a letter to his mother in the event of his death?
(a) Nicolo.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Paulo.
(d) Francisco.

3. What reason does Gunter Weber give his commanding officer for not wanting to carry out the order in #133?
(a) He does not have the support team to do it.
(b) He is not qualified to be in charge.
(c) It is against war conventions to kill prisoners of war.
(d) It is against his religion.

4. What is the reason Mandras does not reply to Pelagia's letters?
(a) He has no paper or pen.
(b) He is in a hospital.
(c) He is dead.
(d) He cannot read.

5. Which of the following does Carlo NOT tell Francisco's mother about Francisco's death?
(a) Francisco died on a bright day.
(b) Francisco was shot through the heart.
(c) Francisco stepped on a land mine.
(d) Francisco whispered his mother's name as he died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "L'Omosessuale"?

2. What has the German soldier, Gunter Weber, been ordered to do?

3. What is distressing for Pelagia after Mandras goes to war?

4. What is Weber's commander's response when Weber does not want to carry out the order?

5. How does Dr. Iannis try to pull Pelagia out of her depression of missing Mandras?

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