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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the checkpoint stops three miles outside town, the Canadians discover that most vehicles have stolen tires. How much are the tires worth on the black market?
(a) 50,000 lire.
(b) 30,000 lire.
(c) 3,000 lire.
(d) 8,000 lire.

2. In "October 1944" Lewis says that the weather is wonderful at that time of year and that it is common October sport to hunt migrant birds headed to which country?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) England.
(c) Canada.
(d) Africa.

3. 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) Jerusalem.
(b) Florence.
(c) Rome.
(d) Pompeii.

4. When the Neapolitans serve a banquet to welcome General Mark Clark--who likes fish--the main course was what?
(a) Whale.
(b) Dolphin.
(c) Manatee.
(d) Lobster.

5. Which of the following individuals does Lewis meet at Zi' Teresa's restaurant at the end of the November 26, 1943 entry?
(a) Captain Benvenuto.
(b) Captain Albano.
(c) Captain Clark.
(d) Captain Frazer.

6. In "January 1944" which of the following is NOT a small town outside Naples also included in the list of Lewis' responsibilities?
(a) Aversa.
(b) Casoria.
(c) Afragola.
(d) Cicciano.

7. In his descriptions of the small towns around Naples, Lewis mentions that the new mayors of these towns who have been appointed by the Allies are called what?
(a) Sicurezza.
(b) Sindacos.
(c) Carabinieri.
(d) Camorra.

8. As he discusses the frustrations of the Italian boys who have lost the local girls to soldiers, Lewis says that an American soldier can offer a girl all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Silk.
(b) Food.
(c) Sweets.
(d) Cigarettes.

9. What method of transportation does Lewis use on his sight-seeing trip to Capaccio?
(a) Motorcycle.
(b) Car.
(c) Tank.
(d) Jeep.

10. When Lewis attends the spaghetti-eating contest at a dinner party, he notes that the man who wins is 65 and of what profession?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Merchant.
(d) Doctor.

11. On which of the following dates does Lewis, unable to get to Salerno, decide to take a sight-seeing trip to Capaccio?
(a) September 22, 1944.
(b) September 25, 1944.
(c) September 17, 1943.
(d) September 9, 1943.

12. 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) Manliness.
(c) Suspicion.
(d) Distrust.

13. Right before heading back to Naples after the trip with the Crespi family, there is a picnic of all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Mozzarella.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Mortadella.
(d) Salami.

14. When Lewis first sets up his intelligence-gathering operation in Naples, what percentage of the information he finds does he deem "numbingly unimportant"?
(a) 99%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 85%.

15. When Lewis travels to Afragola to investigate reports that a woman there is a spy, he finds that a translation error has occurred and the woman is actually suspected of being what?
(a) Pregnant.
(b) Gypsy.
(c) Witch.
(d) Prostitute.

Short Answer Questions

1. After receiving the supposed good-luck cloth, Lewis hears that Americans from which division have orders to beat ANY Germans to death, even those who surrender?

2. When Sergeant Moore returns from Salerno, Lewis' group is told there is not enough room for them in the command car; with what commodity is the command car full?

3. 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?

4. On the expedition with Ingeniere Crespi's family Lewis reports that in total they manage to catch how many birds?

5. Which of the following insects plagues Hotel Vesuvio as "September 1944" opens?

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