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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the October 9, 1943 entry Lewis says that children in Naples are prying limpets off rocks for food. How much can the children collect in exchange for a pint of limpets?
(a) 19 lire.
(b) 25 lire.
(c) 2 lire.
(d) 5 lire.

2. After Lewis gives a hungry man some K rations he receives a strip of cloth that the giver insists will render him bulletproof; from what city did this cloth originate?
(a) Pompeii.
(b) Rome.
(c) Florence.
(d) Jerusalem.

3. What time frame does Lewis give for the completion of the thieves' raid on Castellammare castle to steal wheels off vehicles?
(a) 10 min.
(b) 20 min.
(c) 5 min.
(d) 15 min.

4. As Lewis and his companions prepare to land at Salerno, how does Lewis say the lecture by the Intelligence officer could have been summed up?
(a) Mussolini's OVRA has been disbanded.
(b) There is nothing we do not know.
(c) We know nothing.
(d) The Germans will be there.

5. When Lewis is sent to investigate missing Allied copper and gets no help from the local people, the brigadiere says it is a result of omerta. How does he translate this?
(a) Suspicion.
(b) Manliness.
(c) Pride.
(d) Distrust.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lewis winds up in the American Evacuation Hospital he is ill with a re-infection of which of the following illnesses?

2. In his discussion of the Palace in Naples, Lewis remarks that the place has how many rooms?

3. When Lewis visits the church of San Pasquale he views the body of the Blessed Egideo; what is this near-saint said to protect?

4. When talking about the various local law enforcement agencies, which of the following does Lewis say is the Italian police force?

5. When investigating a local vendetta, which of the following is the prison Lewis visits for the case?

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