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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 say about kissing Pelagia?
(a) He thought she was the doctor.
(b) He is in love with her.
(c) He has wanted to do that for a long time.
(d) He wants to kiss her everyday.

2. Why would Pelagia have to leave Greece if she were to marry Corelli?
(a) Greeks would not accept her Italian husband.
(b) Greek law requires that a married woman live in her husband's homeland.
(c) She would have to live with Corelli's family.
(d) Officers wives must live close to the army base.

3. What does Dr. Iannis tell Corelli about marrying Pelagia?
(a) She has a history of mental instability.
(b) She would have to remain in Cephallonia.
(c) She is betrothed to another man.
(d) She is too young to get married.

4. Who emerges as the local leader of the village after the earthquake?
(a) Lucente.
(b) Dr. Iannis.
(c) Pelagia.
(d) Velisarios.

5. Who accompanies the priest on his traveling mission?
(a) His dog.
(b) His brother.
(c) An assistant priest.
(d) His secretary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who especially welcomes the priest's dramatic preaching?

2. What does Pelagia name the baby girl left at the doorstep?

3. What does Corelli do when Weber tells him he tried to stop the execution?

4. What city do the Germans bomb?

5. What type of instrument does Iannis want to play when he grows up?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Pelagia filled with sorrow even though Corelli has survived the attempted execution by the Germans?

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

4. What is the significance of the title of Chapter 42, "How Like a Woman Is a Mandolin".

5. What are the circumstances in which Iannis gets Corelli's mandolin for lessons?

6. What does Dr. Iannis suggest that the villagers eat when food becomes scarce on the island?

7. What do Carlo and Corelli give to Dr. Iannis for safekeeping when they fear that their deaths may be imminent?

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

9. How does Captain Corelli punish the two soldiers who steal chickens from Kokolis?

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

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