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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. Why does Mandras require Dr. Iannis' help after falling out of a tree.
(a) He has broken a leg.
(b) He has shards of pottery stuck in his backside.
(c) He broke an arm.
(d) He injured his back.

2. What animal does the man in #76 steal from a villager?
(a) Pig.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Donkey.

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

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

5. Hector has been called before a British officer named ____________________.
(a) Lt-Col Marsden.
(b) Lt-Col Middleton.
(c) Lt-Col Myers.
(d) Lt-Col Mason.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Pelagia startled when she arrives home one day?

2. Who is the leader of Mandras' resistance group?

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

4. Dr. Iannis is a physician on the island of _________________.

5. Why does Pelagia leave Corelli at the table?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the content of the message delivered from Mussolini to the Prime Minister of Greece in Chapter 14?

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

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

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

6. What issues are prevalent for Pelagia and Mandras regarding their future together?

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

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

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

10. Why is Hector called before the British officer, Lt. Col. Myers?

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