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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Pelagia startled when she arrives home one day?
(a) A horse has wandered inside.
(b) The door is bolted shut.
(c) There are quarantine signs posted.
(d) A crazed-looking man is sitting there.

2. What nationality is Dr. Iannis?
(a) Sicilian.
(b) Italian.
(c) Greek.
(d) Spanish.

3. Which of the following do the villagers NOT bring to the priest as an apology for the strongman's actions?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Wine.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

4. What is the content of a telegram from Mussolini to Prime Minister Metaxas of Greece?
(a) He demands Prime Minister Metaxas' resignation.
(b) He demands more troops to join his own in Italy.
(c) He demands that Greece allow Italian troops to occupy the country.
(d) He demands new recruits to join the Italian army.

5. Which of the following does Carlo NOT tell Francisco's mother about Francisco's death?
(a) Francisco was shot through the heart.
(b) Francisco whispered his mother's name as he died.
(c) Francisco stepped on a land mine.
(d) Francisco died on a bright day.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom is Carlo Piero Guercio in love?

3. Mandras plans to volunteer for the _______________ army.

4. Who does Pelagia see swimming naked and setting up a fishing net?

5. Dr. Iannis cures a village man's deafness by removing a _______________ that had been stuck in his ear since childhood.

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