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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 is the reason Mandras does not reply to Pelagia's letters?
(a) He is in a hospital.
(b) He has no paper or pen.
(c) He cannot read.
(d) He is dead.

2. Dr. Iannis struggles to write a book about ___________________.
(a) Greek myths and legends.
(b) his daughter.
(c) his medical practice.
(d) the history of Cephallonia.

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

4. Who is the leader of Mandras' resistance group?
(a) Markus.
(b) Apolo.
(c) Avie.
(d) Hector.

5. Who asks Carlo to deliver a letter to his mother in the event of his death?
(a) Francisco.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Paulo.
(d) Nicolo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name has Corelli given to his mandolin?

2. The preserved body of the saint in #29 is passed over whom twice a year in hopes of healing them?

3. How is Pelagia connected to Dr. Iannis?

4. What does Corelli ask of Dr. Iannis?

5. What makes Pelagia's opinion of Captain Corelli soften a little bit?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How are Dr. Iannis and Pelagia conflicted about their feelings for Captain Corelli?

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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