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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. While investigating the charges against the man arrested by the police chief, Lewis compares another witness--Anna Consomata--to an angel by which famous Italian artist?
(a) Botticelli.
(b) Michelangelo.
(c) Giotto.
(d) Da Vinci.

2. 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) Food.
(b) Sweets.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Silk.

3. What does Lewis find when he follows the Italian Father Christmas into his cottage in Capaccio?
(a) Drugs and contraband.
(b) Moldy food.
(c) Dead German.
(d) Ambush.

4. As Lewis passes through Naples on his way back to his unit after his illness, what does he say is the general mood of the Italian civilians?
(a) Indignation.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Anger.
(d) Frustration.

5. When Lewis and the American army arrive at "Red Beach," how many rounds of ammunition does each man receive?
(a) 12.
(b) 25.
(c) 20.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When discussing Mussolini's Press Secretary Lewis states that the man is wanted for the murder of which of the following individuals, a former rival of Mussolini?

3. At the end of "February 1944" Lewis sees his first pazzariello on the Via San Pasquale; according to Lewis, this word translates to what?

4. On which of the following dates is Lewis discharged from the American Evacuation Hospital after his illness?

5. Lewis talks about two large air raids that took place in August, resulting in Naples being extremely short on what in October 1943?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the behavior by the Canadians when they rejoin Lewis in Benvento.

3. When Lewis investigates Marshal Benvenuto's case against Giovanni Albano, what reason does the Marshal give for the arrest?

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

5. What happens to the operational maps the Allies find upon completion of the successful raid at Anzio?

6. 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?

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

8. 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?

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

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

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