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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following captains does Lewis meet after a night spent patrolling the streets of Salerno for German infiltrators?
(a) Captain Cartwright.
(b) Captain Paglia.
(c) Captain Castello.
(d) Captain Moore.

2. After describing his concerns about the Canadians who have returned to the area, Lewis says that the Allies have recognized how many political parties in the area?
(a) 65.
(b) 21.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

3. Which of the following insects plagues Hotel Vesuvio as "September 1944" opens?
(a) Fly.
(b) Mosquito.
(c) Bed bug.
(d) Flea.

4. In the October 24, 1943 entry Lewis is sent to deal with a young German boy set to be executed as a spy. What is the young boy's name?
(a) Sauro.
(b) Tobruk.
(c) Posilippo.
(d) Frazer.

5. 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?
(a) Rape.
(b) Theft.
(c) Murder.
(d) Burglary.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

5. During Lewis' time in the American Evacuation Hospital, he is frequently disturbed by what noise a few hundred yards away?

(see the answer key)

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