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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hector has been called before a British officer named ____________________.
(a) Lt-Col Marsden.
(b) Lt-Col Mason.
(c) Lt-Col Middleton.
(d) Lt-Col Myers.

2. What has Dr. Iannis told Mandras that worries Pelagia?
(a) That she will have no dowry.
(b) That she is healthier than she really is.
(c) That she has less education than he said.
(d) That she is younger than she really is.

3. Dr. Iannis is a physician on the island of _________________.
(a) Mykonos.
(b) Rhodes.
(c) Cephallonia.
(d) Crete.

4. How is Pelagia connected to Dr. Iannis?
(a) She is his wife.
(b) She is his daughter.
(c) She is his sister.
(d) She is his patient.

5. Why does Pelagia assume that Mandras does not respond to her letters?
(a) He is not receiving her letters.
(b) He is dead.
(c) He cannot read.
(d) He is no longer interested in her.

6. Which of the following is NOT a friend Dr. Iannis chats with at the village cafe?
(a) Arsenios.
(b) Nikolos.
(c) Kikolis.
(d) Stamatis.

7. Mussolini has decided to attack which country?
(a) Spain.
(b) Greece.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

8. What task are Carlo and Francisco called to do?
(a) Distribute war flyers.
(b) Ready boats for a fishing expedition.
(c) Take back a watchtower from bandits.
(d) Find another priest to say mass in the village.

9. What does Corelli do early in the mornings?
(a) Jogs.
(b) Plays his mandolin.
(c) Fixes a big breakfast.
(d) Goes to church.

10. Why does Mandras require Dr. Iannis' help after falling out of a tree.
(a) He injured his back.
(b) He has shards of pottery stuck in his backside.
(c) He has broken a leg.
(d) He broke an arm.

11. How does Dr. Iannis try to pull Pelagia out of her depression of missing Mandras?
(a) He sends her on a little vacation.
(b) He gives her money to go shopping.
(c) He lets her redecorate the house.
(d) He makes her angry at him.

12. Who is the German soldier Corelli befriends?
(a) Hans Weber.
(b) Gunter Schmid.
(c) Gunter Weber.
(d) Friedrick Schwartz.

13. What had the strongman done to Father Arsenios earlier in the day?
(a) Threw his hat into the air.
(b) Rolled him down a hill.
(c) Lifted him up onto a wall.
(d) Threw him into a pond.

14. What do the Italian soldiers do as they pass by Pelagia?
(a) Whistle at her.
(b) Sing very loudly.
(c) Pretend they don't see her.
(d) Make funny faces.

15. What does Corelli ask of Dr. Iannis?
(a) To teach him how to speak some Greek words.
(b) To let him help make repairs around the house.
(c) To let him court Pelagia.
(d) To let him cook dinner sometimes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mandras has periods of ______________________ upon his return home.

2. Who asks Carlo to deliver a letter to his mother in the event of his death?

3. What is notable about Father Arsenios?

4. Who has replaced thoughts of Francisco in Carlo's mind?

5. What does Pelagia find it difficult to do while Corelli is in the house?

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