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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 15.
(c) Number 3.
(d) Number 12.

2. Lewis travels to Pomigliano to arrest Mussolini's former Press Secretary, a man by what name?
(a) Rossi.
(b) Matteotti.
(c) Piscitelli.
(d) Finzi.

3. Which of the following towns does Lewis NOT mention as a suburb of Naples on his journey back to his section after his release from the hospital?
(a) Casoria.
(b) Torre del Greco.
(c) Torre Annunziata.
(d) Resina.

4. When discussing Signora Esposito-Lau, Lewis notes that the Psychological Warfare Bureau reported that what percentage of the Italian people collaborated with Germans?
(a) 58%.
(b) 72%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 96%.

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

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

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

8. 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) Pants.
(b) Hair.
(c) Wall.
(d) Washrag.

9. Which of the following items does Lewis NOT lose in the flood during his stay in the hospital?
(a) Gun.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Shaving kit.
(d) Camera.

10. When Lewis and Lattarullo go to lunch and inspect the dish said to be veal, the waiter admits under questioning that it is actually what?
(a) Mule.
(b) Horse.
(c) Dog.
(d) Cat.

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

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

13. 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?
(a) Frazer.
(b) Lattarullo.
(c) Lola.
(d) Albano.

14. When Lewis and the American army arrive at "Red Beach," how many rounds of ammunition does each man receive?
(a) 25.
(b) 12.
(c) 20.
(d) 5.

15. 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.
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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. 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?

4. In "January 1944" which of the following is NOT a small town outside Naples also included in the list of Lewis' responsibilities?

5. 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?

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