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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. When Lewis visits the church of San Pasquale he views the body of the Blessed Egideo; what is this near-saint said to protect?
(a) Pregnancy.
(b) Commerce.
(c) Harvest.
(d) Lovers.

2. 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.

3. Lewis begins work on the suspect file in Naples and must catalog everything; he notes that one report describes an individual that has an obsessive fear of which animal?
(a) Rats.
(b) Horses.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cats.

4. As he discusses the frustrations of the Italian boys who have lost the local girls to soldiers, Lewis says that an American soldier can offer a girl all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Silk.
(b) Sweets.
(c) Food.
(d) Cigarettes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As "December 1943" opens, what does Lewis say is the really unpleasant part of his job?

2. After his discussion of corrupt law enforcement, Lewis visits which of the following men who has been arrested by a corrupt police chief on ridiculous charges?

3. Which of the following insects plagues Hotel Vesuvio as "September 1944" opens?

4. 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?

5. After the meeting in Salerno with the captain, how many British men are ordered back to "Red Beach" because a token presence there is required?

Short Essay Questions

1. What condition is the city of Naples in when Lewis arrives after his stay in the hospital?

2. What embarrassing and uncomfortable experience does Lewis relate when he comes into contact with Professore Placella?

3. Describe the information Lewis and the other men in his section have when they first arrive in Salerno.

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

5. 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?

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

7. Describe the autumn traditions in Naples after the torrential rains in September.

8. Describe the military confusion that occurs in the September 14, 1943 entry.

9. How does Lewis describe Vincente Lattarullo when he relates their first meeting?

10. What frustrates Lewis when trying to investigate a report of a murder from one of the scugnizzi outside the Cafe Roma?

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