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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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) Doctor.
(d) Lawyer.

4. Lewis notes in November 1943 that the only avenue open to a young man of good family is diplomatic service; how many diplomatic posts are offered in Naples?
(a) 60.
(b) 105.
(c) 25.
(d) 250.

5. On his sight-seeing trip into Capaccio, which of the following flowers does Lewis mention along the street that looks almost English?
(a) Coreopsis.
(b) Petunia.
(c) Zinnea.
(d) Iris.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which of the following towns does Lewis NOT mention as a suburb of Naples on his journey back to his section after his release from the hospital?

3. When Lewis first sets up his intelligence-gathering operation in Naples, what percentage of the information he finds does he deem "numbingly unimportant"?

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. When Lattarullo joins the Separatist organization for the restoration of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, he tells Lewis that which of the following is one of the leaders of the group?

(see the answer key)

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