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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the young fisherman who is wounded when the strongman fires his cannon?
(a) Mandras.
(b) Milos.
(c) Ciro.
(d) Theodros.
2. Dr. Iannis cures a village man's deafness by removing a _______________ that had been stuck in his ear since childhood.
(a) pea.
(b) marble.
(c) seed.
(d) bean.
3. What is "L'Omosessuale"?
(a) Pelagia's journal.
(b) Carlo's testimony.
(c) A French restaurant.
(d) Dr. Iannis' book.
4. What has Dr. Iannis told Mandras that worries Pelagia?
(a) That she has less education than he said.
(b) That she is younger than she really is.
(c) That she is healthier than she really is.
(d) That she will have no dowry.
5. Mussolini has decided to attack which country?
(a) Greece.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.
Short Answer Questions
1. Troops from which country are stationed near the Italian troops on the mainland opposite the island?
2. Who asks Carlo to deliver a letter to his mother in the event of his death?
3. Captain Corelli leads a group that sings every morning ____________________.
4. What does Pelagia find it difficult to do while Corelli is in the house?
5. What task are Carlo and Francisco called to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the setting of the book, and who are the main characters introduced in the first few chapters?
2. Who is Carlo Piero Guercio and what does the author share about his personal life?
3. Who is Stamatis and what unusual request does he make of Dr. Iannis?
4. What do the villagers realize about the war in the Summer of 1940?
5. Describe what happens during the village feast, especially for Mandras and Pelagia.
6. What is the first mention of Captain Corelli in the novel?
7. What are the circumstances in which Mandras joins the resistance fighters?
8. How are Dr. Iannis and Pelagia conflicted about their feelings for Captain Corelli?
9. In what ways does Pelagia care for Mandras when he returns from the fighting?
10. What is the content of the pamphlet released in Chapter 35?
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