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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 Dr. Iannis suggest that the villagers eat when there is a food shortage?
(a) Plants.
(b) Insects.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Snails.

2. Pelagia realizes that Carlo and her father are responsible for writing and distributing _____________________.
(a) bomb shelter pamphlets.
(b) the community theater pamphlets.
(c) tuberculosis inoculation pamphlets.
(d) anti-Mussolini pamphlets.

3. What does Corelli suggest to his men as they realize they are being driven to a firing range to be executed?
(a) They should attack the German soldiers.
(b) They should jump off the truck.
(c) They should sing.
(d) They should pray.

4. What type of thoughts does Corelli have about Pelagia?
(a) Clinical.
(b) Disinterested.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Hateful.

5. The British officer decodes the German message to ____________________.
(a) prepare to attack the Italians.
(b) evacuate from the island.
(c) burn the town.
(d) dig trenches around the island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What promise does Corelli make to Pelagia before leaving the island?

2. What happens when Corelli and Pelagia get separated from the others in the forest?

3. Who carries the soldier in #138 to Dr. Iannis' house?

4. How old is Antonia when she declares that she wants to get married?

5. What does Corelli plan to use to get ride of the item in #101?

Short Essay Questions

1. What project does Pelagia take on after her father's death?

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

3. Describe some of the international aid coming to the island after the earthquake?

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

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

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

7. 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"?

8. Describe the circumstances in which Corelli and Pelagia part?

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

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

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