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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Witch.
(b) Pregnant.
(c) Prostitute.
(d) Gypsy.

2. In his discussion of the Palace in Naples, Lewis remarks that the place has how many rooms?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

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

4. 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) Africa.
(b) England.
(c) Canada.
(d) New Zealand.

5. As Lewis and his companions prepare to land at Salerno, how does Lewis say the lecture by the Intelligence officer could have been summed up?
(a) There is nothing we do not know.
(b) We know nothing.
(c) The Germans will be there.
(d) Mussolini's OVRA has been disbanded.

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

7. On which of the following dates is Lewis discharged from the American Evacuation Hospital after his illness?
(a) October 4, 1943.
(b) October 2, 1943.
(c) October 9, 1944.
(d) October 5, 1944.

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

9. On September 19, 1944 Lewis decides to set up a checkpoint three miles out of town, across which river?
(a) Tiber.
(b) Gattola.
(c) Plima.
(d) Ufita.

10. When talking about the various local law enforcement agencies, which of the following does Lewis say is the Italian police force?
(a) Sindacos.
(b) Carabinieri.
(c) Camorra.
(d) Sicurezza.

11. 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.

12. On the expedition with Ingeniere Crespi's family Lewis reports that in total they manage to catch how many birds?
(a) 18.
(b) 3.
(c) 25.
(d) 48.

13. As "December 1943" opens, what does Lewis say is the really unpleasant part of his job?
(a) Gunfire.
(b) Paperwork.
(c) Arrests.
(d) Compensation.

14. In the October 24, 1943 entry Lewis is sent to deal with a young German boy set to be executed as a spy. What is the young boy's name?
(a) Tobruk.
(b) Posilippo.
(c) Sauro.
(d) Frazer.

15. When Lewis visits the prison during his vendetta investigation he notes that newly received prisoners are fingerprinted and then told to wipe the ink off their hands where?
(a) Wall.
(b) Hair.
(c) Washrag.
(d) Pants.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the January 1, 1944 entry Lewis says that any Allied goods stolen are sold openly on which of the following streets?

2. In the final entry for "January 1944" Lewis says that how many operational maps are found in a warehouse, where civilians are about to use them to make a fire?

3. Lewis is frustrated when no one will admit they've seen anything during his investigation of what crime, first reported to him by one of the scugnizzi?

4. After his return to Naples Lewis tells about an assault on local girls found in the company of Allied soldiers; he says that the assault took place from the gardens of which location?

5. Which of the following activities has been legally resumed in December 1943?

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