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

2. What makes Pelagia's opinion of Captain Corelli soften a little bit?
(a) She sees his rescue a kitten from a tree.
(b) She sees him playing with a little girl named Lemoni.
(c) She sees him walking and talking with her father.
(d) She sees him singing and playing his mandolin for some children.

3. Where does Francisco die?
(a) In a forest.
(b) In a muddy trench.
(c) In a meadow.
(d) In a military hospital.

4. Who is the leader of the group of thugs which Mandras joins?
(a) Hector.
(b) Hesperos.
(c) Argus.
(d) Theo.

5. What is distressing for Pelagia after Mandras goes to war?
(a) He does not respond to her letters.
(b) He has been very ill.
(c) He has been injured in battle.
(d) He is a prisoner of war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the patron saint of the island of Cephallonia?

2. What is the reason Mandras does not reply to Pelagia's letters?

3. Why are the festivals in the town subdued?

4. What does Corelli ask of Dr. Iannis?

5. What is the Fascist slogan on a propaganda pamphlet aimed against Mussolini?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Carlo Piero Guercio and what does the author share about his personal life?

2. How does Captain Corelli show his sense of humor as he marches into the village?

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

4. How does Carlo describe the fighting conditions in Greece and what does Carlo deliver to Francisco's mother for Francisco?

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

6. Why does Pelagia not recognize Mandras at first when he returns home?

7. 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?

8. Who is Father Arsenios and what event triggers his drunken binge?

9. What is the significance of the title of Chapter 33, "A Problem with Hands"?

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

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