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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. Who is Mandras' mother?

2. What do the Italian soldiers do as they pass by Pelagia?

3. Troops from which country are stationed near the Italian troops on the mainland opposite the island?

4. What happens on April 30, 1941?

5. With whom is Carlo Piero Guercio in love?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What decision does Mandras make after his recovery that upsets Pelagia?

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

4. How does Dr. Iannnis realize that an attraction is forming between Pelagia and Corelli?

5. What is the first mention of Captain Corelli in the novel?

6. Who is Stamatis and what unusual request does he make of Dr. Iannis?

7. Chapter 2 is a stream of consciousness monologue delivered by whom?

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

9. Who is Father Arsenios and what event triggers his drunken binge?

10. What does Carlo tell Francisco's mother about Francisco's death and what was the reality of the situation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Captain Corelli. What did he look like? What do we know about him? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?

Essay Topic 3

Fear takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of the characters' needs? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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