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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Mandras think he and Pelagia could get married?
(a) When she is a little older.
(b) When her father gives permission.
(c) When he saves more money.
(d) When he comes back from the war.

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

3. Where does the German soldier meet Corelli?
(a) A lighthouse.
(b) A church.
(c) A cafe.
(d) The beach.

4. The preserved body of the saint in #29 is passed over whom twice a year in hopes of healing them?
(a) Blind people.
(b) Crippled children.
(c) Inmates of the insane asylum.
(d) Cancer patients.

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

6. Mandras joins a group of young men who are ___________________.
(a) Communists.
(b) Students.
(c) Musicians.
(d) Sailors.

7. Dr. Iannis struggles to write a book about ___________________.
(a) the history of Cephallonia.
(b) Greek myths and legends.
(c) his medical practice.
(d) his daughter.

8. What does Pelagia NOT know about Mandras?
(a) He is an epileptic.
(b) He was married before.
(c) He cannot read.
(d) He has a terminal illness.

9. What is notable about Father Arsenios?
(a) He is an alcoholic.
(b) He is tall and thin.
(c) He is completely bald.
(d) He is obese and gluttonous.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pelagia leave Corelli at the table?

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

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

4. What is Mandras' response when Dr. Iannis asks him if he intends to marry Pelagia?

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

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