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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Pelagia and Corelli spend a lot of time talking about?
(a) What they will do after the war is over.
(b) The volatile health of Dr. Iannis.
(c) If she would convert to his religion.
(d) The horrors of war.

2. What happens when Corelli and Pelagia get separated from the others in the forest?
(a) They sleep in the forest.
(b) They kiss.
(c) They wait until someone finds them.
(d) They run.

3. Who emerges as the local leader of the village after the earthquake?
(a) Lucente.
(b) Pelagia.
(c) Dr. Iannis.
(d) Velisarios.

4. Which of the following is NOT a topic that Corelli and Gunter Weber discuss before the singing group sessions?
(a) Love.
(b) Master race theories.
(c) Ethics.
(d) Morality.

5. What does Pelagia say when she realizes what she has done to Corelli?
(a) Says that she loves him.
(b) Says that she is tired of him being in their house.
(c) Says that he had a certified letter.
(d) Says she thought he was her father.

6. How do the Germans try to get rid of the dead bodies?
(a) They bury them in a mass grave.
(b) They set fire to them.
(c) They order the villagers to bury them.
(d) They bury them at sea.

7. How old is Antonia when she declares that she wants to get married?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 25.
(d) 21.

8. What does Dr. Iannis give to the British spy?
(a) Gin.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Food.
(d) Maps.

9. What does Dr. Iannis tell Corelli about marrying Pelagia?
(a) She is too young to get married.
(b) She is betrothed to another man.
(c) She would have to remain in Cephallonia.
(d) She has a history of mental instability.

10. What items does Carlo give to Dr. Iannis for safekeeping?
(a) Photographs and a journal.
(b) Manuscripts and letters.
(c) Photographs and letters.
(d) Manuscripts and a will.

11. What is the name of the British spy who arrives in the village?
(a) Bobby Warren.
(b) Bunny Warren.
(c) Buddy Warren.
(d) Bugsy Warren.

12. How does Corelli leave the island?
(a) By train.
(b) By car.
(c) By bus.
(d) By boat.

13. Who moves in with Pelagia after Dr. Iannis is taken away for being a Communist?
(a) Dulcinea.
(b) Dorie.
(c) Drousula.
(d) Dorotea.

14. As the military situation worsens, Carlo and Corelli give Dr. Iannis ___________________________.
(a) personal items to hide for them.
(b) power of attorney.
(c) access to their bank accounts.
(d) their wills.

15. Why does Mandras angrily confront Pelagia?
(a) Because she has been rude to his mother.
(b) Because he heard she was in love with an Italian soldier.
(c) Because he saw her flirting with men at the cafe.
(d) Because he thinks she is a spy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dr. Iannis' demeanor while separately talking to Corelli and Pelagia about their getting married?

2. How does Corelli punish the two soldiers?

3. Corelli and the other Italian officers are frustrated with the General because _________________________.

4. Where does Corelli instruct the villagers to stand to watch the removal of the item in #101?

5. Who is decapitated by a piece of flying metal in Chapter 43?

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