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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 travels to Pomigliano to arrest Mussolini's former Press Secretary, a man by what name?
(a) Finzi.
(b) Piscitelli.
(c) Rossi.
(d) Matteotti.

2. When thieves raid the Field Security Office at Castellammare castle to steal wheels off vehicles, how high are the walls they have to climb to do so?
(a) 60 ft.
(b) 20 ft.
(c) 10 ft.
(d) 30 ft.

3. When the Neapolitans serve a banquet to welcome General Mark Clark--who likes fish--the main course was what?
(a) Dolphin.
(b) Manatee.
(c) Lobster.
(d) Whale.

4. When the checkpoint three miles out of town is passed by a lorry that crashes through, Lewis says that the man in charge of the Thompson sub-machine gun is which of these?
(a) Altamura.
(b) Dunham.
(c) Peters.
(d) Lewis.

5. When talking about the various local law enforcement agencies, which of the following does Lewis say is the Italian police force?
(a) Sicurezza.
(b) Camorra.
(c) Carabinieri.
(d) Sindacos.

Short Answer 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?

2. When Lewis discusses the small towns outside Naples he says that there are nearly uncontrollable because they are ruled by the local mob, a group known as what?

3. When Lewis visits the church of San Pasquale he views the body of the Blessed Egideo; what is this near-saint said to protect?

4. In the final entry for "January 1944" Lewis says that how many operational maps are found in a warehouse, where civilians are about to use them to make a fire?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Lewis, what is astounding when thieves raid the Field Security Offices at Castelammare castle?

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

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

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

6. When Lewis and his fellow soldiers in Benevento set up a checkpoint about three miles outside the city, what comment does Lewis make about the contraband confiscated by Marshal Altamura?

7. What reasons does Lewis give for the theft of copper when he is sent to investigate the problem?

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

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

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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