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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lewis is forced to ask Norah Gemelli for help with a case, what name does she give him?
(a) Ingeniere Crespi.
(b) Lo Scalzo.
(c) Antonio Priore.
(d) Poggio Reale.

2. When investigating a local vendetta, which of the following is the prison Lewis visits for the case?
(a) Antonio Priore.
(b) Poggio Reale.
(c) Lo Scalzo.
(d) Ingeniere Crespi.

3. When Lewis discusses the small towns outside Naples he says that there are nearly uncontrollable because they are ruled by the local mob, a group known as what?
(a) Carabinieri.
(b) Sindacos.
(c) Sicurezza.
(d) Camorra.

4. In his February 12, 1944 entry Lewis is surprised to find that the Neapolitans have never visited famous sites nearby, though they have all been to which city multiple times?
(a) Milan.
(b) Rome.
(c) Florence.
(d) Venice.

5. While investigating the charges against the man arrested by the police chief, Lewis compares another witness--Anna Consomata--to an angel by which famous Italian artist?
(a) Michelangelo.
(b) Botticelli.
(c) Giotto.
(d) Da Vinci.

6. 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?
(a) Horses.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Rats.
(d) Cats.

7. Lewis states, as he prepares to arrive in Salerno, that he and his section are attached to which American army unit?
(a) Third.
(b) Eighth.
(c) Ninth.
(d) Fifth.

8. 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) 25.
(b) 105.
(c) 250.
(d) 60.

9. After the meeting in Salerno with the captain, how many British men are ordered back to "Red Beach" because a token presence there is required?
(a) 5.
(b) 19.
(c) 2.
(d) 14.

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

11. 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.

12. When Lewis returns to Naples in "October 1944" he finds that several members of his section are ill; Moore has which of the following illnesses?
(a) Hepatitis.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Syphillus.
(d) Dysentery.

13. When Lewis' friend Don Ubaldo dies, he notes that the man succumbed to which of the following diseases?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Cholera.
(d) Typhoid.

14. When Lewis is invited to go on a family expedition to gather greens and hunt birds with Ingeniere Crespi, the man's son goes along; what is the boy's name?
(a) Dante.
(b) Lucca.
(c) Alberto.
(d) Andrea.

15. 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) Pride.
(b) Suspicion.
(c) Manliness.
(d) Distrust.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis notes in his November 25, 1943 entry that there is an aversion in Italy to bothering which of the following species of bird?

2. At the end of "February 1944" Lewis sees his first pazzariello on the Via San Pasquale; according to Lewis, this word translates to what?

3. Right before heading back to Naples after the trip with the Crespi family, there is a picnic of all BUT WHICH of the following?

4. In his discussion of the Palace in Naples, how many bathrooms does Lewis say it has?

5. In his discussion of his duties Lewis mentions that he is expected to make daily log entries in his Army Book no. 466. At what time each day are these logs to be discussed?

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