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LEVEL 6
PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
While reading
Chapters 1–4
1 What are the following things used for?
a
a hammer and a hook, warm water
………………………………………………
b
old nails, broken pots and stones
………………………………………………
c
salted clean water, healing oils and creams
………………………………………………
2 Who said or thought each of these things?
Write Pelagia (P), Mandras (M) or Iannis (I).
a
I’m glad nobody can hear my thoughts! …..
b
I follow politics; I want to make the world a
better place. …..
c
If people see this silly smile on my face, they’ll
think I’m going mad. …..
d
I’ve received a letter; I’ll be asked to join the
army soon. …..
e
I feel I may die if you do not marry me. …..
f
Will people trust someone who replies
immediately, without thinking? …..
g
I told him I’d have to ask for your opinion
and permission. …..
h
I don’t want to marry Mandras. …..
3 Write the names in these sentences.
a
……………… is the town’s doctor.
b
……………… is a visitor to the village.
c
……………… is a fisherman.
d
……………… is a clergyman.
e
……………… is a 17-year-old.
Now answer questions 1–5 with the right
letters (a–e).
Who …
1)
has a moustache? …..
2)
has long hair? …..
3)
has a round body? …..
4)
has strong arms? …..
5)
has a beautiful body? …..
Chapters 5 –8
4 Look at the book and find …
a
the name of the King of Greece during the
Second World War ………………………….
b
the foreign civilization that stayed the longest
in Greece and affected its language and
civilization …………………………………..
c
the century in which the British invaded
Greece ………………………………………
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d
a deal that Dr Iannis made with the invaders
………………………………………………
Are these sentences true (T) or false (F).
Find evidence in the text to support the true
statements.
a
Corelli was a man with a sense of
humour.
c
b
Wars are between countries, not between
individuals, so sometimes men forget
their countries are enemies.
c
c
Being on the same side, the Italians and
the Germans liked each other a lot.
c
d
Hector thought that the end justifies the
means.
c
What/ Who are these?
a
Antonia: …………………………………….
b
La Scala: …………………………………….
c
ELAS: ……………………………………….
d
Bunnios: …………………………………….
Rewrite Dr Iannis’s advice to Bunny Warren
in correct English.
Find in the wordsearch at least 15 words
related to war. They can be in any direction.
I
W
G
B
U
L
L
E
T
W
D
M
N
O
C
C
U
P
Y
R
S
E
A R C H Y O
E N E M Y T
V E R N Z R
U A H E R O
S N S W V O
H W D I Y P
I A V Z O U
P R P L A N
U L E B O O
E C U R I T
F E A T U N
L F
L R
R E
E E
B D
E O
L M
E L
T S
Y U
I T
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7
8
Chapters 9–10
9 Who is or feels betrayed by whom? Complete
the sentences.
a
The Allies invaded Sicily and betrayed their
loyal friends, the …………… .
b
The …………… betrayed their own people
by committing atrocious crimes against
royalist Greeks.
c
The Germans felt betrayed by the
……………, who did not seem to resist
the invasion of the Allies.
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PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
d
The …………… forces stationed on warships
betrayed the soldiers on the island by
withdrawing their protection from them.
e
Weber felt betrayed by his country’s former
allies, the …………… .
f
The …………… betrayed the Italians by
breaking their promise to let them keep their
weapons and leave the island.
10 Answer these questions.
a
Who was General Gandin?
b
He had to make a difficult decision. What
two choices did he have?
c
Which option did he choose?
d
What two mistakes did he make?
e
How did his life end?
11 What would you write on Carlo’s and
Arsenios’s tombstones? Write a short text
starting ‘Here lies …’ for each of them and
share it with another student. Do you have
similar ideas?
Chapters 11–13
12 Match letters and numbers to create
descriptions of the characters. Then write
the name of the character that each phrase
describes.
a
cheeks …..
b
eyes …..
c
a body …..
d
eyes …..
e
a heart …..
f
flesh …..
g
transparent skin …..
1)
with too many holes and too much blood
……………
2)
trembling with tears and anger
……………
3)
wide and desperate ……………
4)
full of horror and hope ……………
5)
racing with fear and determination
……………
6)
made of steel ……………
7)
stretches tightly over the bones
……………
13 Write I or G next to the phrases that refer
to the Greek’s memories of Italians (I) and
Germans (G) after the occupation of their
country.
People who …
a
helped the villagers’ with their work in the
fields in order to escape boredom. …..
b
cheated in football games. …..
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flirted with Greek girls. …..
d
enjoyed singing. …..
e
stole chickens. …..
f
looted and killed. …..
g
had no passion, except for strength. …..
h
thought of themselves as a superior race. …..
14 Use the syllables in the box to form words
and complete the sentences. Whom do they
describe? Write their names next to the
sentences.
less port bro pris ment ers im
ness word pass on un butch ken
a
These …………… destroyed the lives of
millions of people. ……………
b
This woman’s …………… spirit gave Pelagia
strength to go on. ……………
c
Her sense of …………… increased as
Mandras leaned against the door.
……………
d
It was when she wanted a …………… that
this woman found that she did not exist
officially. ……………
e
In his ……………, he drew some comfort
from the little girl. ……………
Chapters 14 –17
15 Find evidence in the text to support these
statements.
a
Velisarios earned the love and respect of the
villagers.
b
After the earthquake, there were many
aftershocks. (An aftershock is a smaller
earthquake that occurs after the main
earthquake.)
c
Pelagia could not forgive herself for having
survived her father.
d
Pelagia added a feminine perspective to her
father’s History of Cephallonia.
16 Who says this, Pelagia (P) or Corelli (C)?
a
‘I was so bitter I couldn’t speak.’ …..
b
‘Did you think about my heart?’ …..
c
‘You should have died and left me with my
dreams.’ …..
d
‘I’m a Greek citizen.’ …..
e
‘I see you still have my ring.’ …..
f
‘Who wants to be with someone who is
dreaming of someone else?’ …..
g
‘I want you to remember me properly.’ …..
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LEVEL 6
PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
Chapters 1–4
1 Choose the right answers, 1, 2 or 3.
a
Mandras thanked Velisarios for hurting him
because …..
1)
he had to go to the doctor’s and met Pelagia.
2)
he became famous in the village.
3)
he could not go to war if he was wounded.
b
Doctor Iannis gave Pelagia a gun …..
1)
in case Mussolini came to her wedding.
2)
so that she could defend herself if war broke
out.
3)
because he wanted her to fight the enemy.
c
Carlo felt he had found himself in the words of …..
1)
a priest.
2)
a doctor.
3)
a philosopher.
d
Pelagia hadn’t received any answer to her letters
from Mandras because …..
1)
many letters got lost in war time.
2)
Mandras hadn’t written back.
3)
Mandras had never received her letters.
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b
Corelli agreed with Carlo that the Allies
would help the Italians in Greece.
c
The Italian warships in the Greek harbours
sailed to Italy on the night of the Italian
surrender to the Allies.
d
Corelli’s family had died in Libya, so he had
no home in Italy.
e
Large numbers of Italian soldiers and Greek
civilians were killed by German bombs.
f
The German officer that ordered Weber to
kill the Italian soldiers considered they weren’t
prisoners but traitors.
g
Corelli tried to keep the spirit of his soldiers
high by playing the mandolin.
h
Father Arsenios saved Corelli’s life.
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
Chapters 11–13
4 Change the names or phrases in italics for a name
in the box to make the sentences correct. You will
need to use some names more than once.
Velisarios Carlo Dr Iannis Corelli
Pelagia Mandras
a
The Germans kicked open the door of Pelagia’s
house. …………………
b
Eight bullets had passed through Corelli’s body.
…………………
c
Dr Iannis explained why the bullets were not deep
in Corelli’s body. …………………
d
They hid Velisarios in the hole in the kitchen.
…………………
e
Carlo drowned himself. …………………
f
Drosoula adopted Antonia as her daughter.
…………………
g
Mandras lost his speech. …………………
h
Pelagia thought that she saw the ghost of Mandras
every year. …………………
Chapters 5 –8
2 Write the correct name or phrase.
Bunnios ELAS Pelagia Weber Hector
Homer Mandras an old man
a
………… climbed out of bed on the day of the
Italian invasion, as if the invasion were more
important than being sick.
b
………… felt guilty whenever she saw ………… .
She didn’t love him anymore.
c
………… joined a group of three men in the hills,
who had neither plan nor purpose.
d
There were several groups of freedom fighters in the
area, the most organized being a Communist group
known as ………… .
e
………… handed ………… a length of knotted
rope and said, ‘Beat him.’ He was speaking of
………… .
f
………… thought that other races were inferior to
his.
g
………… spoke old Greek, the Greek of
………… .
Chapters 14 –17
5 Who does what? Write the names.
Velisarios Iannis Spiridon Pelagia Corelli
a
…………… plays the bozouki in the taverna.
b
…………… wants to play the mandolin.
c
…………… cleans Corelli’s mandolin and tightens
and tunes the strings.
d
…………… teaches Iannis how to place his fingers
on the mandolin.
e
…………… opens the door of the hole under the
ruins of Dr Iannis’s house.
f
…………… cries for a week.
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
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Chapters 9–10
3 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a
Corelli agreed with Gandin’s idea that the
Italians should surrender to the Germans and
he trusted the Germans.
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