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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the man in #18 want to be deaf again?
(a) He can hear his wife's nagging too clearly now.
(b) He can hear the pounding of the waves against the rocks.
(c) He can hear the dogs barking at night keeping him awake.
(d) He can hear how his wife sings off key.

2. Why does Pelagia assume that Mandras does not respond to her letters?
(a) He is dead.
(b) He is no longer interested in her.
(c) He cannot read.
(d) He is not receiving her letters.

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

4. What is Mandras' job?
(a) Wine maker.
(b) Fisherman.
(c) Ship builder.
(d) Carpenter.

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

6. What does Dr. Iannis teach Corelli to do?
(a) Bait a hook.
(b) Say an obscenity in Greek.
(c) Stitch a wound.
(d) Sing Greek songs.

7. What is the name of the Italian unit occupying Cephallonia?
(a) Dei Unit.
(b) Vidi Unit.
(c) Acqui Unit.
(d) Appenine Unit.

8. Who leads the troop of Italian soldiers into Cephallonia?
(a) Captain Corelli.
(b) Captain Angeles.
(c) Major Andreas.
(d) Carlo.

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

10. Why does Mandras require Dr. Iannis' help after falling out of a tree.
(a) He has broken a leg.
(b) He injured his back.
(c) He has shards of pottery stuck in his backside.
(d) He broke an arm.

11. What is the Fascist slogan on a propaganda pamphlet aimed against Mussolini?
(a) Believe, Fight, and Obey.
(b) Fighting to Believe.
(c) Mussolini's Nation of Believers.
(d) Il Duce Rules.

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

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

14. What do the Italian soldiers do as they pass by Pelagia?
(a) Sing very loudly.
(b) Pretend they don't see her.
(c) Whistle at her.
(d) Make funny faces.

15. What task are Carlo and Francisco called to do?
(a) Find another priest to say mass in the village.
(b) Distribute war flyers.
(c) Ready boats for a fishing expedition.
(d) Take back a watchtower from bandits.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Hector has been called before a British officer named ____________________.

3. Who is Mandras' mother?

4. What demeanor does Pelagia have around Captain Corelli?

5. Where does Francisco die?

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