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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. 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) Florence.
(c) Rome.
(d) Jerusalem.
2. On September 19, 1944 Lewis decides to set up a checkpoint three miles out of town, across which river?
(a) Ufita.
(b) Tiber.
(c) Gattola.
(d) Plima.
3. On which of the following dates is Lewis discharged from the American Evacuation Hospital after his illness?
(a) October 9, 1944.
(b) October 2, 1943.
(c) October 4, 1943.
(d) October 5, 1944.
4. When discussing incredible feats of piracy, Lewis says that what objects have been stolen from the region of Agropoli?
(a) Tanks.
(b) Ships.
(c) Cars.
(d) Trams.
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 6.
(b) Number 12.
(c) Number 15.
(d) Number 3.
6. 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) Food.
(b) Silk.
(c) Sweets.
(d) Cigarettes.
7. After duly investigating the Forza Italia! political movement, Lewis returns to his car to find how many men waiting for him?
(a) 2.
(b) 15.
(c) 50.
(d) 25.
8. Lewis states, as he prepares to arrive in Salerno, that he and his section are attached to which American army unit?
(a) Ninth.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Eighth.
(d) Third.
9. 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) Sindacos.
(b) Sicurezza.
(c) Carabinieri.
(d) Camorra.
10. When Lewis first meets the man who will become his best informant, Vincente Lattarullo, he reports that the man is a member of which of the following professions?
(a) Merchant.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Doctor.
11. 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) 105.
(b) 60.
(c) 25.
(d) 250.
12. When Lewis' friend Don Ubaldo dies, he notes that the man succumbed to which of the following diseases?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Malaria.
13. When talking about Neapolitan vendettas, Lewis mentions a boy who ambushed and killed the man who had killed his father before his birth; how old is the boy?
(a) 9.
(b) 15.
(c) 7.
(d) 13.
14. In his discussion of the Palace in Naples, how many bathrooms does Lewis say it has?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 0.
(d) 5.
15. As Lewis discusses the various things the people of Naples have resorted to eating, he notes that there has been rumor of a decline in the population of what animal in the city?
(a) Cat.
(b) Dog.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Horse.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following items does Lewis NOT lose in the flood during his stay in the hospital?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. When Lewis attends the spaghetti-eating contest at a dinner party, he notes that the man who wins is 65 and of what profession?
5. The corrupt police chief says at the end of "December 1943" that he has to prevent a blood feud; what item do local families use to represent blood feuds?
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