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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Troops from which country are stationed near the Italian troops on the mainland opposite the island?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) Britain.
(d) Germany.

2. Who does Pelagia see swimming naked and setting up a fishing net?
(a) Pavlos.
(b) Nikos.
(c) Theo.
(d) Mandras.

3. What is distressing for Pelagia after Mandras goes to war?
(a) He is a prisoner of war.
(b) He has been very ill.
(c) He has been injured in battle.
(d) He does not respond to her letters.

4. What is the reason Mandras does not reply to Pelagia's letters?
(a) He is dead.
(b) He is in a hospital.
(c) He has no paper or pen.
(d) He cannot read.

5. What is Mandras' initiation into the group in #65?
(a) He plays a song he wrote.
(b) He kills an old man.
(c) He caught his quota of fish.
(d) He wrote a speech.

6. Dr. Iannis agrees to let Captain Corelli stay in his house in exchange for ___________________.
(a) olive oil.
(b) radio broadcasts.
(c) wine.
(d) medical supplies.

7. Where does Francisco die?
(a) In a muddy trench.
(b) In a forest.
(c) In a meadow.
(d) In a military hospital.

8. Mandras joins a group of young men who are ___________________.
(a) Students.
(b) Communists.
(c) Musicians.
(d) Sailors.

9. What name has Corelli given to his mandolin?
(a) Antonia.
(b) Annamarie.
(c) Angelina.
(d) Aimie.

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

11. What happens on April 30, 1941?
(a) World War II ends.
(b) Dr. Iannis dies.
(c) Italian troops occupy Cephallonia.
(d) Pelagia and Mandras get married.

12. What does Dr. Iannis teach Corelli to do?
(a) Bait a hook.
(b) Sing Greek songs.
(c) Stitch a wound.
(d) Say an obscenity in Greek.

13. What is Mandras' response when Dr. Iannis asks him if he intends to marry Pelagia?
(a) He is not sure she will have him.
(b) He has already asked her.
(c) He is not in love with her yet.
(d) He is waiting to see what happens with the war.

14. Who is the strongman who comes to town to perform an act?
(a) Velisarios.
(b) Vinnie.
(c) Yohannes.
(d) Bacchus.

15. Who is the leader of the group of thugs which Mandras joins?
(a) Theo.
(b) Argus.
(c) Hesperos.
(d) Hector.

Short Answer Questions

1. Captain Corelli leads a group that sings every morning ____________________.

2. What nationality is Carlo Piero Guercio?

3. Which of the following do the villagers NOT bring to the priest as an apology for the strongman's actions?

4. Who is supporting various Greek resistance groups?

5. What does Pelagia NOT know about Mandras?

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