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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his discussion of the Palace in Naples, how many bathrooms does Lewis say it has?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 0.

2. Lewis notes in his November 25, 1943 entry that there is an aversion in Italy to bothering which of the following species of bird?
(a) Stork.
(b) Heron.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Magpie.

3. When Lewis first meets the man who will become his best informant, Vincente Lattarullo, he reports that the man is a member of which of the following professions?
(a) Merchant.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Doctor.

4. Lewis is invited to a dinner party that features a spaghetti-eating contest; which of the following individuals is said to have introduced the classic method for this competition?
(a) Acerra.
(b) Fernando.
(c) Nola.
(d) Visco.

5. When an American soldier reports that he has been to a party in Marichiaro and has met a spy, he bases this accusation on the fact that the man claims to be what?
(a) Polish.
(b) Russian.
(c) Australian.
(d) Swedish.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which of the following dates in "March 1944" does Mt. Vesuvius erupt?

2. When Lattarullo gives Lewis information about the Neapolitan doctor with the stolen Fiat, Lewis taken him to lunch. Which of the following is Lattarullo offered on the way to eat?

3. After his discussion of corrupt law enforcement, Lewis visits which of the following men who has been arrested by a corrupt police chief on ridiculous charges?

4. Which of the following individuals is a witness in the case against the man arrested by the corrupt police chief on fraudulent charges of conspiracy with the Germans?

5. As the book ends and Lewis prepares to leave Naples, he mentions that he hopes he will at least have time to see which of the following individuals before he leaves?

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