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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. After Eric Williams' discussion of Nola, which of Lewis' contacts asks him for a dinner meeting at Amalfi?
(a) Del Giudice.
(b) Eugenio Reale.
(c) Antonio Ceechi.
(d) Latarullo.

2. Toward the end of "July 1944" Lewis says that about how many people live in a single acre in the district of Vicaria?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 8,000.
(d) 3,000.

3. As Lewis discusses the "Robin Hood" tradition in the Zona di Camorra he notes that the main example is Domenico Lupo; what explanation does Lewis give for the man's name?
(a) Bandit.
(b) Snake.
(c) Bear.
(d) Wolf.

4. When discussing the awful behavior of French colonial troops as they ravage the countryside, Lewis says doctors in Castro di Volsci treat how many rapes?
(a) 85.
(b) 150.
(c) 300.
(d) 700.

5. In the March 3, 1944 entry Lewis notes that it is a crime in Italy, punishable by a year in prison, to communicate which venereal disease (STD) to another person?
(a) Chlamydia.
(b) Herpes.
(c) Gonorrhea.
(d) Syphillus.

Short Answer 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?

2. After Lewis moves in to the Hotel Vesuvio he invites his new acquaintances to a dinner of what army ration, which none of them have tasted before?

3. As "June 1944" opens Lewis remarks that the inevitable has finally happened, as how many Moors have been murdered in a village near Cancello?

4. When Salvatore Loreto is captured in "August 1944," which of the following is the hospital in which Lewis finds him?

5. When discussing Latarullo's part-time job as an "uncle from Rome" for funerals, how much do readers learn that Latarullo charges for this service?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Domenico Lupo begins to annoy the Allies by attacking military supply trains, how is he finally found and arrested?

2. When Lewis talks about his friend Lattarullo's part-time job as an "uncle from Rome" for funeral services, how does he say his friend accomplishes this?

3. 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?

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

5. What attitude does Vittorio Fortuna have when Lewis arrests him, and what reason might there be for his attitude?

6. While in Benevento Lewis discusses the diseases that have sprung up among the people. What methods does Lewis use to try to prevent another bout of malaria?

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

8. What comment does Lewis make about Lago Averno when he visits the location?

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

10. Describe the murder of five Moors as "June 1944" opens.

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