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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the Germans do to the villagers trying to escape?
(a) Shoot them.
(b) Evacuate them.
(c) Take them as prisoners.
(d) Torture them.

3. Who is the General in command of the Italian troops in Greece?
(a) General Sabato.
(b) General Riccio.
(c) General Abruzzo.
(d) General Grandin.

4. Who especially welcomes the priest's dramatic preaching?
(a) School children.
(b) Shopkeepers.
(c) The Germans.
(d) The Italians.

5. Which of the Italian soldiers is still alive after the shooting?
(a) Carlo.
(b) Gino.
(c) Corelli.
(d) Luigi.

6. Who does Antonia want to marry?
(a) Friedrik.
(b) Alexi.
(c) Willem.
(d) Dodi.

7. In what city has General Gandin congregated most of his forces?
(a) Antibbes.
(b) Argus.
(c) Athenee.
(d) Argostoli.

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

9. Who accompanies the priest on his traveling mission?
(a) His brother.
(b) His dog.
(c) An assistant priest.
(d) His secretary.

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

11. Where is Corelli kept during his recovery?
(a) An insane asylum.
(b) An underground room at Dr. Iannis' house.
(c) A cave near the sea.
(d) A private hospital.

12. Instead of liberating Greece, the Allies attack ________________.
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Poland.
(d) Russia.

13. The British officer decodes the German message to ____________________.
(a) prepare to attack the Italians.
(b) dig trenches around the island.
(c) burn the town.
(d) evacuate from the island.

14. What does a fireman see near Dr. Iannis' house during an earthquake aftershock?
(a) Boys playing in the street.
(b) Road signs swallowed up by the earth.
(c) Carlo's bones in his grave.
(d) Pelagia cleaning up rubble.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Drousula urge Pelagia to do to work through her depression over her father's death?

2. Who emerges as the local leader of the village after the earthquake?

3. General Gandin believed the promise of the Germans that they would ___________________.

4. What is Weber's commander's response when Weber does not want to carry out the order?

5. What reason does Gunter Weber give his commanding officer for not wanting to carry out the order in #133?

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