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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Burglary.
(b) Murder.
(c) Rape.
(d) Theft.

2. In "January 1944" which of the following is NOT a small town outside Naples also included in the list of Lewis' responsibilities?
(a) Casoria.
(b) Afragola.
(c) Cicciano.
(d) Aversa.

3. 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) Jerusalem.
(b) Rome.
(c) Pompeii.
(d) Florence.

4. 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) Frazer.
(c) Sauro.
(d) Posilippo.

5. 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?
(a) Villa Navona.
(b) Villa Republica.
(c) Villa Roma.
(d) Villa Nazionale.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following individuals does Lewis meet at Zi' Teresa's restaurant at the end of the November 26, 1943 entry?

2. Lewis travels to Pomigliano to arrest Mussolini's former Press Secretary, a man by what name?

3. When Lewis is forced to ask Norah Gemelli for help with a case, what name does she give him?

4. Which of the following items does Lewis NOT lose in the flood during his stay in the hospital?

5. When Lewis and the American army arrive at "Red Beach," how many rounds of ammunition does each man receive?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lewis describe the mood and appearance of the people in the outskirts of Naples after his release from the hospital?

2. What surprise does a colleague of Lewis' receive when he accepts what he believes is a courteous invitation to visit a local cemetery with an informant?

3. When the Allies learn that a planned invasion at Anzio is running through the local rumor mill, who does Lewis track down as the source of the leak?

4. What health situation does Lewis find when he leaves Benevento and returns to Naples?

5. How does Lewis describe informers in his October 10, 1943 entry?

6. In "January 1944" why does Lewis say that his other security responsibilities--the small towns around Naples--are pointless?

7. What response does Lewis have when it is announced that Counter-Intelligence funds are to be cut to 400 lire per week for each section member?

8. When arriving in Salerno, why are Lewis and his fellow British officers assigned to an American army and how do the Americans treat them?

9. Describe the military situation in Salerno, as discussed in the September 9, 1943 entry.

10. Describe the situation when Lewis is ordered to investigate the arrest of Giovanni Albano at the request of Marshal Benvenuto.

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