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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is "L'Omosessuale"?
(a) A French restaurant.
(b) Carlo's testimony.
(c) Dr. Iannis' book.
(d) Pelagia's journal.

3. What secret does Carlo Piero Guercio write about in his confession?
(a) His illegitimacy.
(b) His homosexuality.
(c) His crime of murder.
(d) His thefts.

4. Who has replaced thoughts of Francisco in Carlo's mind?
(a) Antonio Corelli.
(b) Antonio DiGuardio.
(c) Antonio Sabatini.
(d) Antonio Maximo.

5. What can Dr Iannis see between Pelagia and Corelli?
(a) Disdain.
(b) A physical attraction.
(c) Impatience.
(d) Ignorance.

6. Dr. Iannis is a physician on the island of _________________.
(a) Crete.
(b) Rhodes.
(c) Mykonos.
(d) Cephallonia.

7. What is the content of a telegram from Mussolini to Prime Minister Metaxas of Greece?
(a) He demands that Greece allow Italian troops to occupy the country.
(b) He demands Prime Minister Metaxas' resignation.
(c) He demands more troops to join his own in Italy.
(d) He demands new recruits to join the Italian army.

8. Who is the daughter of the Prime Minister of Greece?
(a) Lucia.
(b) Lulu.
(c) Lana.
(d) Lia.

9. Why is Pelagia startled when she arrives home one day?
(a) There are quarantine signs posted.
(b) The door is bolted shut.
(c) A horse has wandered inside.
(d) A crazed-looking man is sitting there.

10. What name has Corelli given to his mandolin?
(a) Angelina.
(b) Aimie.
(c) Annamarie.
(d) Antonia.

11. Where does Francisco die?
(a) In a forest.
(b) In a meadow.
(c) In a muddy trench.
(d) In a military hospital.

12. What happens when Corelli catches Pelagia looking at him?
(a) They quickly look away.
(b) He leaves the house.
(c) They have a staring contest.
(d) He yells at her.

13. What is distressing for Pelagia after Mandras goes to war?
(a) He is a prisoner of war.
(b) He has been very ill.
(c) He does not respond to her letters.
(d) He has been injured in battle.

14. What had Mandras carried with him as he made his way home from war?
(a) A flag.
(b) A flask.
(c) Pelagia's letters.
(d) A map.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What task are Carlo and Francisco called to do?

2. Who is the leader of Mandras' resistance group?

3. Who is the man who Dr. Iannis had cured of his deafness?

4. What has the young girl, Lemoni, found caught in a barbed fence?

5. Where does Dr. Iannis find the priest passed out in a pool of his own urine and vomit?

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