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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As part of Lewis' introduction to Benevento he receives a scrap of paper listing the prices for small tasks; what should he expect to pay for help from the principal citizen?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) 200 lire.
(c) Biscuits.
(d) Wine.

2. In Lewis' discussion of various salary levels, how much does he say an Italian major makes per month?
(a) 1425 lire.
(b) 4235 lire.
(c) 3063 lire.
(d) 2875 lire.

3. When Lewis visits the house set up--illegally--by Captain Frazer and Signora Lola, he notes that it is badly damaged from an air raid that happened on which date?
(a) March 14, 1944.
(b) April 1, 1944.
(c) December 11, 1943.
(d) October 30, 1943.

4. As Lewis arrives in Benevento he notes that the whole population of the city is dressed in black because it is custom to wear mourning for how long after a family death?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 12 days.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 8 weeks.

5. When Salvatore Loreto is captured in "August 1944," which of the following is the hospital in which Lewis finds him?
(a) Cancello Field Hospital.
(b) Maugham National Hospital.
(c) Cancello National Hospital.
(d) Maugham Field Hospital.

6. In his visit to the Neapolitan suburb in "July 1944" Lewis says that which of the following lakes, described by Homer, is a disappointment?
(a) Lago Averno.
(b) Lago Maggiore.
(c) Lago Garda.
(d) Lago Cuomo.

7. Lewis visits which of the following volcanoes during his time in the last Neapolitan suburb he has to visit?
(a) Monte Amiata.
(b) Iblei.
(c) Etna.
(d) Solfatara.

8. When Lewis talks about Allied cargo stolen from the Port of Naples, he says that according to estimates the equivalent of how much cargo is stolen?
(a) 1 in 3 ships.
(b) 1 in 4 ships.
(c) 3 of 5 ships.
(d) 2 of 7 ships.

9. Lewis says that his friend Simmons had watched a display at Guarda Sanframondi where devotees half kill themselves in honor of the Virgin every ____ years.
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

10. When told to tidy up the black market situation Lewis investigates Vittorio Fortuna, a pharmacist known to traffic illegally in what medication?
(a) Benzedrine.
(b) Penicillin.
(c) Tetanus.
(d) Amphetamine.

11. When discussing the awful behavior of French colonial troops as they ravage the countryside, Lewis says doctors in Castro di Volsci treat how many rapes?
(a) 150.
(b) 700.
(c) 85.
(d) 300.

12. When Lewis stops for lunch at Vicenzo a Mare in the Neapolitan suburb he is treated to all BUT WHICH of the following local specialties?
(a) Raw shellfish.
(b) Iced octopus.
(c) Sand-eels.
(d) Bean-shaped bivalves.

13. The prostitutes fear that as a result of the A-Force's plot to infect Germans with venereal disease their compensation will drop to how much money per night?
(a) 1000 lire.
(b) 500 lire.
(c) 100 lire.
(d) 200 lire.

14. In his discussion of the marriage application investigations he must conduct, Lewis says that ___ out of 10 Italian girls have lost their men to the war?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

15. When Captain Frazer and Signora Lola finally become engaged, he is horrified at having to participate in an Easter parade down which of the following street?
(a) Via Toledo.
(b) Via Venezia.
(c) Via Roma.
(d) Via Chiaia.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Lewis makes himself acquainted with Benevento, he says that the new Marshal of the town is a man by what name?

2. In the March 5, 1944 entry Lewis says that according to Signora Lola a letter can be sent to Rome via a local jeweler for how much money?

3. In early April, Lewis says that he has completed how many investigations of Italian women who wish to marry British soldiers?

4. After hearing the Marshal of Benevento's concerns about bandits outside the town, Lewis discusses the problem with the local schoolmaster; what is the man's name?

5. When discussing Latarullo's part-time job as an "uncle from Rome" for funerals, how much do readers learn that Latarullo charges for this service?

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