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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pelagia do when she comes up behind Corelli at the table?

2. Mussolini has decided to attack which country?

3. What animal does the man in #76 steal from a villager?

4. Who is the Prime Minister of Greece?

5. With whom is Carlo Piero Guercio in love?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the circumstances in which Mandras meets Pelagia and falls in love?

2. How does Captain Corelli show his sense of humor as he marches into the village?

3. Describe what happens during the village feast, especially for Mandras and Pelagia.

4. What is the content of the message delivered from Mussolini to the Prime Minister of Greece in Chapter 14?

5. What are the circumstances in which Mandras joins the resistance fighters?

6. How does Dr. Iannnis realize that an attraction is forming between Pelagia and Corelli?

7. Who is Stamatis and what unusual request does he make of Dr. Iannis?

8. What does Carlo tell Francisco's mother about Francisco's death and what was the reality of the situation?

9. How does the unlikely friendship between Gunter Weber and Captain Corelli begin?

10. Why is Hector called before the British officer, Lt. Col. Myers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Gunter Weber. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Gunter's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Project into the future ten years and describe the lifestyles of the main characters. Where are they living? What work do they do? Where do they find joy? How do they reconcile their pasts?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Pelagia. What did she look like? What was her life like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

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