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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lewis find when he follows the Italian Father Christmas into his cottage in Capaccio?
(a) Drugs and contraband.
(b) Dead German.
(c) Moldy food.
(d) Ambush.

3. In Lewis' description of the Neapolitan suburb he has not visited he contrasts the common greys and reds of Naples with what colors in this suburb?
(a) Purple and yellow.
(b) Green and yellow.
(c) Blue and brown.
(d) Pink and green.

4. When Lattarullo gives Lewis information about the Neapolitan doctor with the stolen Fiat, Lewis taken him to lunch. Which of the following is Lattarullo offered on the way to eat?
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) Coffin.
(d) Wine.

5. Lewis visits which of the following volcanoes during his time in the last Neapolitan suburb he has to visit?
(a) Iblei.
(b) Monte Amiata.
(c) Solfatara.
(d) Etna.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lewis visits the suburb in "July 1944" he says that this is where which of the following emperors of Rome murdered his mother?

2. When discussing Neapolitans' odd superstitions and views on good/bad luck, Lewis notes that they believe a house suffers from the evil eye; what is the house number?

3. When Lewis visits the house set up--illegally--by Captain Frazer and Signora Lola, he notes that it is badly damaged from an air raid that happened on which date?

4. In Naples, Lewis finds several respectable-looking women who have turned to prostitution to support themselves. What do the women charge for their services?

5. When discussing Mussolini's Press Secretary Lewis states that the man is wanted for the murder of which of the following individuals, a former rival of Mussolini?

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