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

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) Commerce.
(c) Lovers.
(d) Harvest.

2. Which of the following is the name of the midget gynecologist in "March 1944"?
(a) Losurdo.
(b) Rufo.
(c) Patierno.
(d) Salerno.

3. In Lewis' visit with his informant to the bones of St. Andrew, he says that the rejuvenating fluid is passed out using what medium?
(a) Jars.
(b) Plastic bags.
(c) Paper strips.
(d) Wool.

4. While discussing the contraband confiscated by the Marshal at the checkpoint three miles outside town, Lewis says that a drum of olive oil is worth how much on the black market?
(a) 3,000 lire.
(b) 8,000 lire.
(c) 50,000 lire.
(d) 30, 000 lire.

5. As Lewis passes through Naples on his way back to his unit after his illness, what does he say is the general mood of the Italian civilians?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Anger.
(c) Indignation.
(d) Indifference.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Days after the checkpoint three miles outside town, the Marshal is offended when Lewis refuses his gift of what?

3. In his descriptions of the small towns around Naples, Lewis mentions that the new mayors of these towns who have been appointed by the Allies are called what?

4. Lewis begins work on the suspect file in Naples and must catalog everything; he notes that one report describes an individual that has an obsessive fear of which animal?

5. When Captain Frazer and Signora Lola finally become engaged, he is horrified at having to participate in an Easter parade down which of the following street?

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