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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. Why do Hector's men stay with him?
(a) He gives them three meals a day.
(b) He pays them well.
(c) He has threatened to kill them if they do not.
(d) He has a great vision.

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

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

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

5. Who has died in the earthquake on Cephallonia?
(a) Pelagia.
(b) Dr. Iannis.
(c) Antonia.
(d) Mandras.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mandras angrily confront Pelagia?

2. What type of business does Antonia open?

3. Dr. Iannis tells Corelli that if he marries Pelagia and remains in Greece he will never be successful at _______________.

4. What washes ashore near the village in Chapter 43?

5. Corelli plays on a _______________ team which won its match yesterday.

Short Essay Questions

1. 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"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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