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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 do on his last day before leaving the island?
(a) He spends it with Pelagia.
(b) He sleeps.
(c) He packs his belongings.
(d) He makes travel arrangements.

2. How does Corelli punish the two soldiers?
(a) He forces them to lick Kokolis' boots.
(b) He makes them run laps.
(c) He gives them kitchen duty for a month.
(d) He has them put in jail.

3. Dr. Iannis tells Corelli that if he marries Pelagia and remains in Greece he will never be successful at _______________.
(a) the language.
(b) his music.
(c) being a father.
(d) a military career.

4. What happens to Corelli after the dynamite blast?
(a) He is temporarily deaf.
(b) He is blind in one eye.
(c) He loses a thumb.
(d) His legs are badly burned.

5. What happens when Corelli and Pelagia get separated from the others in the forest?
(a) They kiss.
(b) They run.
(c) They wait until someone finds them.
(d) They sleep in the forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Pelagia so distraught while at home?

2. In what year are the Germans ordered to withdraw from the island?

3. What does Dr. Iannis suggest that the villagers eat when there is a food shortage?

4. What does Pelagia do to Corelli when they pass in the doorway one day?

5. Who emerges as the local leader of the village after the earthquake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Corelli do on his last day on the island and how does he ultimately leave?

2. Explain the circumstances of the execution of the Italian soldiers and how Weber ultimately allows Corelli to live.

3. How has General Grandin put his men in jeopardy by believing the promises of the Germans?

4. In what ways has the war transformed the priest, Father Arsenios?

5. What is the general consensus of Hector by the men who are serving under him?

6. What advice does Dr. Iannis give separately to Pelagia and Corelli about their romance?

7. Who does Antonia marry and what does she ultimately name the child she will have many years later?

8. Explain what happens when an unexploded mine washes ashore near the village.

9. What is the episode named in the title of Chapter 37, "An Episode Confirming Pelagia's Belief That Men Do Not Know the Difference Between Bravery and a Lack of Common Sense"?

10. What unspeakable act is Gunter ordered to do by his commander, and what will happen to Gunter if he refuses to do it?

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