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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Duce?
(a) Benito Mussolini.
(b) Duke Ellington.
(c) Joseph Stalin.
(d) Adolf Hitler.

2. The British officer decodes the German message to ____________________.
(a) burn the town.
(b) prepare to attack the Italians.
(c) evacuate from the island.
(d) dig trenches around the island.

3. Why is Pelagia so distraught while at home?
(a) Her father is very ill.
(b) The Germans have bombed their home.
(c) Mandras has been killed in battle.
(d) Corelli has not been there for several days.

4. What does Corelli do early in the mornings?
(a) Fixes a big breakfast.
(b) Goes to church.
(c) Jogs.
(d) Plays his mandolin.

5. Who does Pelagia see swimming naked and setting up a fishing net?
(a) Pavlos.
(b) Mandras.
(c) Theo.
(d) Nikos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Pelagia's opinion of Captain Corelli soften a little bit?

2. The preserved body of the saint in #29 is passed over whom twice a year in hopes of healing them?

3. What does Pelagia say when she realizes what she has done to Corelli?

4. What does Corelli suggest to his men as they realize they are being driven to a firing range to be executed?

5. Mandras joins a group of young men who are ___________________.

(see the answer key)

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