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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 Pelagia do to Corelli when they pass in the doorway one day?
(a) Give him his mail.
(b) Locks him out of the house.
(c) Kisses him on the cheek.
(d) Ignores him.

2. What do two Italian soldiers steal from Kokolis?
(a) Wagon.
(b) Money.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Food.

3. What is Weber's commander's response when Weber does not want to carry out the order?
(a) If Weber doesn't do it, he will be shot.
(b) If Weber doesn't do it, he will be court-martialed.
(c) He will think about Weber's request.
(d) Weber can be easily replaced.

4. What promise does Corelli make to Pelagia before leaving the island?
(a) He will become a doctor.
(b) He will return for her after the war.
(c) He will send her money.
(d) He will get the surgery he needs.

5. What washes ashore near the village in Chapter 43?
(a) A dead body.
(b) An abandoned ship.
(c) A message in a bottle.
(d) An unexploded mine from World War I.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has put a rose on Carlo's grave for many years?

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

3. What does Corelli do to seem more like a Greek man?

4. Pelagia realizes that Carlo and her father are responsible for writing and distributing _____________________.

5. As the military situation worsens, Carlo and Corelli give Dr. Iannis ___________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Corelli saved from the execution site and what happens to the bodies of the other Italian soldiers?

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

3. How will events of the war alter the friendship between Corelli and Weber?

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

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

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

7. When the Germans withdraw from the island, what does Gunter leave at the home of Dr. Iannis?

8. Why are the Italian officers unhappy with their commander, General Grandin?

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. Who is Antonia and what is Dr. Iannis' condition when he is finally allowed to return home?

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