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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Corelli ask of Dr. Iannis?
(a) To teach him how to speak some Greek words.
(b) To let him court Pelagia.
(c) To let him help make repairs around the house.
(d) To let him cook dinner sometimes.

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

3. Who is the patron saint of the island of Cephallonia?
(a) St. Anne.
(b) St. Theodoros.
(c) St. Gerasimos.
(d) St. Sebastian.

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

5. How is Pelagia connected to Dr. Iannis?
(a) She is his wife.
(b) She is his sister.
(c) She is his patient.
(d) She is his daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is supporting various Greek resistance groups?

2. Mandras has periods of ______________________ upon his return home.

3. Where does Dr. Iannis find the priest passed out in a pool of his own urine and vomit?

4. Who is the German soldier Corelli befriends?

5. What do the Italian soldiers do as they pass by Pelagia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the villagers realize about the war in the Summer of 1940?

2. Describe what happens during the village feast, especially for Mandras and Pelagia.

3. What are the circumstances in which Dr. Iannis asks Mandras about his intention to marry Pelagia?

4. How does Dr. Iannnis realize that an attraction is forming between Pelagia and Corelli?

5. Chapter 2 is a stream of consciousness monologue delivered by whom?

6. What is the content of the pamphlet released in Chapter 35?

7. What are the circumstances in which Mandras meets Pelagia and falls in love?

8. In what ways does Pelagia care for Mandras when he returns from the fighting?

9. What does Carlo tell Francisco's mother about Francisco's death and what was the reality of the situation?

10. What does Pelagia think is the reason for Mandras' not sending her any letters, and what is the real reason for his lack of communication?

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