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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis visits Loreto in the hospital and is told by the nurse taking care of him that Loreto will last how long, at the most?
(a) 14 days.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 12 hours.

2. 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) Amphetamine.
(d) Tetanus.

3. In his discussion of the shrine of Cybele, Lewis says that after arriving in Avellino devotees complete their journey to the shrine by what method?
(a) Car.
(b) Motor bike.
(c) Carriage.
(d) Walk.

4. After Lewis moves in to the Hotel Vesuvio he invites his new acquaintances to a dinner of what army ration, which none of them have tasted before?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Bacon.
(c) Hamburger.
(d) Chili.

5. When discussing various salaries, Lewis says the the conversion rate for the Italian lira to British pounds is ____ lire for 1 pound.
(a) 100.
(b) 200.
(c) 800.
(d) 400.

6. When Lewis investigates various Italian salaries, he says that the lowest income for a public official is that of the postman at what amount per month?
(a) 875 lire.
(b) 240 lire.
(c) 450 lire.
(d) 380 lire.

7. The prostitutes rounded up for the A-Force's plot are unhappy about the situation because they are used to making how much money per night?
(a) 1300 lire.
(b) 500 lire.
(c) 100 lire.
(d) 1000 lire.

8. The attendants who pass out the rejuvenating fluid when Lewis and his informant visit the bones of St. Andrew suffer what affliction, deemed to be lucky?
(a) Paralyzed.
(b) Deaf.
(c) Hunchback.
(d) Blind.

9. 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) 2 of 7 ships.
(b) 1 in 4 ships.
(c) 3 of 5 ships.
(d) 1 in 3 ships.

10. When discussing Latarullo's return to his "uncle from Rome" funeral job Lewis says that a car can be hired to pick Latarullo up on which of the following areas?
(a) Piazza Republica.
(b) Piazza Dante.
(c) Piazza di Spagna.
(d) Piazza Navona.

11. How old is the boy in "March 1944" who arrives at the 92nd General Hospital missing 3 fingers?
(a) 7.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 9.

12. After taking his informant to dinner, Lewis is asked to visit the bones of St. Andrew to collect a rumored miracle fluid; how much does the informant pay for this privilege?
(a) 200 lire.
(b) 150 lire.
(c) 800 lire.
(d) 50 lire.

13. Which of the following is the name of the midget gynecologist in "March 1944"?
(a) Patierno.
(b) Salerno.
(c) Rufo.
(d) Losurdo.

14. As "June 1944" opens Lewis remarks that the inevitable has finally happened, as how many Moors have been murdered in a village near Cancello?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 2.

15. 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) April 1, 1944.
(b) March 14, 1944.
(c) December 11, 1943.
(d) October 30, 1943.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Lewis' description of the Neapolitan suburb he has not visited he contrasts the common greys and reds of Naples with what colors in this suburb?

3. In the March 3, 1944 entry Lewis notes that it is a crime in Italy, punishable by a year in prison, to communicate which venereal disease (STD) to another person?

4. In Prince Pignatelli's apartment Lewis and Evans find huge stores of which of the following perfumes?

5. When discussing the shrine of Cybele near Avellino, Lewis notes that most devotees travel to Avellino by what transportation method?

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