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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lewis visits the church of San Pasquale he views the body of the Blessed Egideo; what is this near-saint said to protect?
(a) Pregnancy.
(b) Harvest.
(c) Commerce.
(d) Lovers.

2. When the checkpoint three miles out of town is passed by a lorry that crashes through, Lewis says that the man in charge of the Thompson sub-machine gun is which of these?
(a) Dunham.
(b) Altamura.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Peters.

3. Early in the book, on which of the following dates does Lewis state that the war arrives?
(a) September 8, 1943.
(b) September 19, 1944.
(c) September 12, 1943.
(d) September 14, 1944.

4. When Lewis travels to Afragola to investigate reports that a woman there is a spy, he finds that a translation error has occurred and the woman is actually suspected of being what?
(a) Pregnant.
(b) Gypsy.
(c) Prostitute.
(d) Witch.

5. Lewis and his companions enter the catacombs behind San Gennaro on reports that German SS officers are hidden there. How many galleries are in this catacomb?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lewis is invited to go on a family expedition to gather greens and hunt birds with Ingeniere Crespi, the man's son goes along; what is the boy's name?

2. After the meeting in Salerno with the captain, how many British men are ordered back to "Red Beach" because a token presence there is required?

3. Which of the following items does Lewis NOT lose in the flood during his stay in the hospital?

4. Lewis is frustrated when no one will admit they've seen anything during his investigation of what crime, first reported to him by one of the scugnizzi?

5. What does Lewis find when he follows the Italian Father Christmas into his cottage in Capaccio?

(see the answer key)

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