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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the festivals in the town subdued?
(a) All the young men are gone.
(b) There are no festivals during the Lenten season.
(c) Nothing much happens in the winter.
(d) There have been budget cuts.

2. The deaf man pays Dr. Iannis for his services with food and __________________.
(a) olive oil.
(b) wine.
(c) livestock.
(d) money.

3. Dr. Iannis cures a village man's deafness by removing a _______________ that had been stuck in his ear since childhood.
(a) marble.
(b) bean.
(c) seed.
(d) pea.

4. Where does Dr. Iannis find the priest passed out in a pool of his own urine and vomit?
(a) Behind a screen.
(b) In the town square.
(c) At his office door.
(d) At the church door.

5. Who is the young fisherman who is wounded when the strongman fires his cannon?
(a) Ciro.
(b) Milos.
(c) Theodros.
(d) Mandras.

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

7. Who is the man who Dr. Iannis had cured of his deafness?
(a) Sergio.
(b) Stamatis.
(c) Stephenos.
(d) Yanni.

8. Which of the following is NOT a friend Dr. Iannis chats with at the village cafe?
(a) Arsenios.
(b) Stamatis.
(c) Nikolos.
(d) Kikolis.

9. Who is the Prime Minister of Greece?
(a) Metaxas.
(b) Adidas.
(c) Yohannes.
(d) Maximos.

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

11. Troops from which country are stationed near the Italian troops on the mainland opposite the island?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Britain.
(d) Russia.

12. When Mandras is well, he tells Pelagia that he is going to _________________________.
(a) set their wedding date.
(b) go away and fight with the resistance.
(c) join the priesthood.
(d) stay at his cabin in the mountains.

13. Which of Pelagia's animals has eaten Dr. Iannis' manuscript?
(a) A cow.
(b) A dog.
(c) A horse.
(d) A goat.

14. What has the young girl, Lemoni, found caught in a barbed fence?
(a) A cat.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A raccoon.
(d) A pine marten.

15. What animal does the man in #76 steal from a villager?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Donkey.
(d) Pig.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Pelagia startled when she arrives home one day?

2. Why does Pelagia leave Corelli at the table?

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

4. What had Mandras carried with him as he made his way home from war?

5. What does Pelagia NOT know about Mandras?

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