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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the rank of the person in #34?

2. Where does Francisco die?

3. What does Corelli do early in the mornings?

4. What does Pelagia do when she comes up behind Corelli at the table?

5. Why does the man in #18 want to be deaf again?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the unlikely friendship between Gunter Weber and Captain Corelli begin?

2. What are the circumstances in which Dr. Iannis asks Mandras about his intention to marry Pelagia?

3. What are the circumstances in which Mandras meets Pelagia and falls in love?

4. How are Dr. Iannis and Pelagia conflicted about their feelings for Captain Corelli?

5. Who is Carlo Piero Guercio and what does the author share about his personal life?

6. What issues are prevalent for Pelagia and Mandras regarding their future together?

7. Why does Pelagia not recognize Mandras at first when he returns home?

8. How does Carlo describe the fighting conditions in Greece and what does Carlo deliver to Francisco's mother for Francisco?

9. What do the villagers realize about the war in the Summer of 1940?

10. What is the significance of the title of Chapter 33, "A Problem with Hands"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author used more than one iteration on the theme of war. Identify at least two examples about war in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Project into the future ten years and describe the lifestyles of the main characters. Where are they living? What work do they do? Where do they find joy? How do they reconcile their pasts?

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