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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. 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) Torre Annunziata.
(b) Resina.
(c) Torre del Greco.
(d) Casoria.

2. When talking about Neapolitan vendettas, Lewis mentions a boy who ambushed and killed the man who had killed his father before his birth; how old is the boy?
(a) 13.
(b) 7.
(c) 15.
(d) 9.

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) Cats.
(b) Rats.
(c) Horses.
(d) Dogs.

4. When Lattarullo gives Lewis information about the Neapolitan doctor with the stolen Fiat, Lewis taken him to lunch. Which of the following is Lattarullo offered on the way to eat?
(a) Food.
(b) Coffin.
(c) Wine.
(d) Money.

5. In his February 28, 1944 entry Lewis says that spring seems to have arrived, and that a young boy is selling a collection of 25 ballads at what price?
(a) 15 lire.
(b) 10 lire.
(c) 20 lire.
(d) 5 lire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time frame does Lewis give for the completion of the thieves' raid on Castellammare castle to steal wheels off vehicles?

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?

3. During Lewis' time in the American Evacuation Hospital, he is frequently disturbed by what noise a few hundred yards away?

4. In his discussion of the local mobs around Naples, Lewis says that the only person who ever stood up to the group was whom?

5. When Lewis asks Norah Gemelli for help on a case he mentions that she lives on which of the following affluent streets?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Describe the mistake that occurs when Lewis is sent to investigate reports of a female spy in Afragola.

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

5. What interesting individual does Lewis meet during his sight-seeing trip to Capaccio, and what experience does he have with the individual?

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

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

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

9. Why is Lewis sent to arrest Cesare Rossi in "February 1944"?

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

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