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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 is sent to investigate missing Allied copper and gets no help from the local people, the brigadiere says it is a result of omerta. How does he translate this?
(a) Suspicion.
(b) Manliness.
(c) Pride.
(d) Distrust.

2. As Lewis and his companions prepare to land at Salerno, how does Lewis say the lecture by the Intelligence officer could have been summed up?
(a) Mussolini's OVRA has been disbanded.
(b) There is nothing we do not know.
(c) We know nothing.
(d) The Germans will be there.

3. When an American soldier reports that he has been to a party in Marichiaro and has met a spy, he bases this accusation on the fact that the man claims to be what?
(a) Russian.
(b) Australian.
(c) Swedish.
(d) Polish.

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

5. 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 Annunziata.
(c) Resina.
(d) Torre del Greco.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Neapolitans serve a banquet to welcome General Mark Clark--who likes fish--the main course was what?

2. With which of the following captains does Lewis meet after a night spent patrolling the streets of Salerno for German infiltrators?

3. When Lewis first sets up his intelligence-gathering operation in Naples, what percentage of the information he finds does he deem "numbingly unimportant"?

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?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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. What sort of experience does Lewis describe in regards to the prostitutes who have set up business in Naples?

4. When Lewis is forced to arrest Signora Esposito-Lau, what reason does her husband give as the likely one behind the arrest?

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

6. For what reason are girls assaulted by local boys at the Villa Nazionale during "October 1944"?

7. In "December 1943" why does Lewis say he feels uncomfortable conducting arrests?

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

9. What shift in the public attitude does Lewis notice toward the end of his time in Benevento?

10. What does Lewis say about Cesare Rossi when he arrives to arrest the man?

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