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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. What is Dr. Iannis' demeanor while separately talking to Corelli and Pelagia about their getting married?
(a) Angry.
(b) Eager.
(c) Happy.
(d) Discouraging.

2. What does Dr. Iannis suggest that the villagers eat when there is a food shortage?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Plants.
(c) Insects.
(d) Snails.

3. In what year are the Germans ordered to withdraw from the island?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1966.

4. How does Corelli leave the island?
(a) By car.
(b) By train.
(c) By bus.
(d) By boat.

5. On what spot does Corelli kiss Pelagia?
(a) The cheek.
(b) The top of her head.
(c) The lips.
(d) The forehead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Iannis tell Corelli about marrying Pelagia?

2. What is the profession of the man in #162?

3. What does Drousula urge Pelagia to do to work through her depression over her father's death?

4. Why do Hector's men stay with him?

5. Hector reads to the men from a book by ________________ while sitting around the campfire.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Pelagia filled with sorrow even though Corelli has survived the attempted execution by the Germans?

2. Explain the circumstances of the execution of the Italian soldiers and how Weber ultimately allows Corelli to live.

3. Who takes control of the island after the Germans leave, and why is Dr. Iannis taken away from their homes?

4. How does Captain Corelli punish the two soldiers who steal chickens from Kokolis?

5. Explain what happens when an unexploded mine washes ashore near the village.

6. How is Corelli saved from the execution site and what happens to the bodies of the other Italian soldiers?

7. What is the episode named in the title of Chapter 37, "An Episode Confirming Pelagia's Belief That Men Do Not Know the Difference Between Bravery and a Lack of Common Sense"?

8. What does Corelli do on his last day on the island and how does he ultimately leave?

9. When the Germans withdraw from the island, what does Gunter leave at the home of Dr. Iannis?

10. In what ways has the war transformed the priest, Father Arsenios?

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