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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. As "June 1944" opens Lewis remarks that the inevitable has finally happened, as how many Moors have been murdered in a village near Cancello?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 2.

2. In early April, Lewis says that he has completed how many investigations of Italian women who wish to marry British soldiers?
(a) 28.
(b) 12.
(c) 35.
(d) 22.

3. After hearing the Marshal of Benevento's concerns about bandits outside the town, Lewis discusses the problem with the local schoolmaster; what is the man's name?
(a) Marchesa.
(b) Altamura.
(c) Genovese.
(d) Ubaldo.

4. When Salvatore Loreto is captured in "August 1944," which of the following is the hospital in which Lewis finds him?
(a) Maugham Field Hospital.
(b) Cancello National Hospital.
(c) Maugham National Hospital.
(d) Cancello Field Hospital.

5. In Lewis' discussion of various salary levels, how much does he say an Italian major makes per month?
(a) 4235 lire.
(b) 3063 lire.
(c) 2875 lire.
(d) 1425 lire.

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing the single Neapolitan suburb he has not visited, Lewis notes that the famous San Gennaro was thrown to the lions here in what year?

2. After taking his informant to dinner, Lewis is asked to visit the bones of St. Andrew to collect a rumored miracle fluid; how much does the informant pay for this privilege?

3. In Lewis' visit with his informant to the bones of St. Andrew, he says that the rejuvenating fluid is passed out using what medium?

4. In his visit to the Neapolitan suburb in "July 1944" Lewis says that which of the following lakes, described by Homer, is a disappointment?

5. The prostitutes fear that as a result of the A-Force's plot to infect Germans with venereal disease their compensation will drop to how much money per night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What hobby does Lewis learn that the boys in Benevento enjoy during his tour of the city with the Marshal?

4. What reason does Signora Lola give for the odd behavior of a man in a cafe during the day trip to Capri?

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. 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?

7. What frustration does Eric Williams have during the Feast of the Lily in Nola?

8. 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?

9. When Lewis explains the Robin Hood tradition in the Zona di Camorra, what individual does he mention and what actions has this person taken?

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

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