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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the name of the jeweler who arranges for the delivery of illegal letters in "March 1944"?
(a) Rufo.
(b) Patierno.
(c) Losurdo.
(d) Salerno.

2. When discussing various salaries, Lewis says the the conversion rate for the Italian lira to British pounds is ____ lire for 1 pound.
(a) 800.
(b) 100.
(c) 400.
(d) 200.

3. An informant, Prince A, visits the soldiers with his 24-year old sister to ask if they can arrange for her to enter an army brothel; what is the girl's name?
(a) Mila.
(b) Carlotta.
(c) Luisa.
(d) Giovanni.

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

5. 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?
(a) Number 15.
(b) Number 12.
(c) Number 3.
(d) Number 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. The attendants who pass out the rejuvenating fluid when Lewis and his informant visit the bones of St. Andrew suffer what affliction, deemed to be lucky?

2. In the January 12, 1944 entry which of the following individuals is thrown into jail after he is discovered with several lengths of copper wire, which he insists are German?

3. When discussing Lattarullo's Separatists, Lewis notes that the organization wants to dress everyone in Roman tunics and enforce a minimum of ____ children per family.

4. In Lewis' visit with his informant to the bones of St. Andrew, he says that the rejuvenating fluid is passed out using what medium?

5. Lewis travels to Pomigliano to arrest Mussolini's former Press Secretary, a man by what name?

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