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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 Pelagia assume that Mandras does not respond to her letters?
(a) He is not receiving her letters.
(b) He is dead.
(c) He is no longer interested in her.
(d) He cannot read.

2. Who is the man who Dr. Iannis had cured of his deafness?
(a) Stamatis.
(b) Yanni.
(c) Stephenos.
(d) Sergio.

3. Who has replaced thoughts of Francisco in Carlo's mind?
(a) Antonio Corelli.
(b) Antonio Maximo.
(c) Antonio DiGuardio.
(d) Antonio Sabatini.

4. Where does Dr. Iannis find the priest passed out in a pool of his own urine and vomit?
(a) At his office door.
(b) Behind a screen.
(c) In the town square.
(d) At the church door.

5. What has Dr. Iannis told Mandras that worries Pelagia?
(a) That she is healthier than she really is.
(b) That she is younger than she really is.
(c) That she will have no dowry.
(d) That she has less education than he said.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the content of a telegram from Mussolini to Prime Minister Metaxas of Greece?

2. What nationality is Dr. Iannis?

3. Troops from which country are stationed near the Italian troops on the mainland opposite the island?

4. What happens on April 30, 1941?

5. Dr. Iannis agrees to let Captain Corelli stay in his house in exchange for ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting of the book, and who are the main characters introduced in the first few chapters?

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

3. What decision does Mandras make after his recovery that upsets Pelagia?

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

5. How does the unlikely friendship between Gunter Weber and Captain Corelli begin?

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

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

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

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

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

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