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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 stops for lunch at Vicenzo a Mare in the Neapolitan suburb he is treated to all BUT WHICH of the following local specialties?
(a) Bean-shaped bivalves.
(b) Iced octopus.
(c) Raw shellfish.
(d) Sand-eels.

2. When Lewis is ordered to Benevento to take over security for the Canadian FSS, he notes that fortunately it's a temporary arrangement as he is one man replacing how many?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

3. On his visit to the one Neapolitan suburb he has not visited, what method of transportation does Lewis use?
(a) Jeep.
(b) Horse.
(c) Walking.
(d) Carriage.

4. When told to tidy up the black market situation Lewis investigates Vittorio Fortuna, a pharmacist known to traffic illegally in what medication?
(a) Penicillin.
(b) Benzedrine.
(c) Tetanus.
(d) Amphetamine.

5. The prostitutes rounded up for the A-Force's plot are unhappy about the situation because they are used to making how much money per night?
(a) 500 lire.
(b) 1000 lire.
(c) 100 lire.
(d) 1300 lire.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lewis goes on a picnic with Frazer and Signora Lola, which of the following places do they visit?

2. How old is the boy in "March 1944" who arrives at the 92nd General Hospital missing 3 fingers?

3. In the March 5, 1944 entry Lewis says that according to Signora Lola a letter can be sent to Rome via a local jeweler for how much money?

4. Whitsun draws near in "May 1944." Lewis says it is also known in Naples as the Easter of what?

5. In his discussion of the shrine of Cybele, Lewis says that after arriving in Avellino devotees complete their journey to the shrine by what method?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between Neapolitan architecture and that of Pozzuoli, as discussed in "July 1944"?

2. What situation does Lewis encounter when he travels to San Sebastiano to investigate conditions there after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius?

3. What is the importance of San Gennaro's blood to the Neapolitan people, as discussed in "May 1944"?

4. When Lewis recounts the tale of the five British soldiers who managed to escape from German prison camps, what method does he say the soldiers used?

5. Why are the Neapolitan prostitutes unhappy when they learn about the A-Force's idea to use them against the Germans in Rome?

6. To what does Lewis attribute the differences found in Pozzuoli compared with other regions nearby in his discussion of that area?

7. After Frazer is posted and his relationship with Signora Lola ends Lewis mentions that Lola and her friend will be going to the island of Capri to "deflate." What is meant by this?

8. During April 1944 what reason does Lewis give for the huge number of prostitutes in Naples?

9. When Lewis visits Salvatore Loreto in the Cancello Field Hospital, the nurse says that a German in the bed next to him will die soon after six p.m. Why is she so sure of this?

10. What result does Lewis find when he interviews Contessa della Peruta, who has applied to marry a British man?

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