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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. Gunter leaves a photograph of ___________________ for Pelagia.
(a) Pelagia and Corelli.
(b) Dr. Iannis and Pelagia.
(c) Corelli.
(d) Gunter and Corelli.

2. What does Pelagia give to Corelli when he wakes up with a hangover?
(a) Water.
(b) Alka-Seltzer.
(c) Tomato juice.
(d) Coffee.

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

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

5. Hector reads to the men from a book by ________________ while sitting around the campfire.
(a) Homer.
(b) Dickens.
(c) Hemingway.
(d) Lenin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Corelli's singing group meet?

2. What does Gunter Weber leave for Pelagia before leaving the island?

3. Who is decapitated by a piece of flying metal in Chapter 43?

4. Where is Corelli kept during his recovery?

5. What do the Germans do to the villagers trying to escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the topics that Corelli and Weber talk about when they meet for the singing group?

2. Who takes control of the island after the Germans leave, and why is Dr. Iannis taken away from their homes?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Corelli turn Pelagia's kiss on the cheek into a comedic episode?

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

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

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

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