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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 a prostitute presents herself at the police station expecting a blanket in return for her services, Lewis is astonished to find that she is how old?
(a) 68.
(b) 35.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

2. After they search Prince Pignatelli's apartment, Lewis and Evans learn that some local women actually followed the custom of Poppaea Sabina and took baths in what?
(a) Milk.
(b) Oil.
(c) River.
(d) Blood.

3. When Lewis and Evans are sent to search through Prince Pignatelli's apartment, they find a glass of wine left behind with what substance in it?
(a) Pearls.
(b) Gold leaf.
(c) Arsenic.
(d) Lead.

4. When discussing the continued success of the black market Lewis says the Psychological Warfare Bureau estimates what percentage of Neapolitan income derives from stolen Allied goods?
(a) 58%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 65%.
(d) 100%.

5. As part of Lewis' introduction to Benevento he receives a scrap of paper listing the prices for small tasks; what should he expect to pay for help from the principal citizen?
(a) Biscuits.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Wine.
(d) 200 lire.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his discussion of the marriage application investigations he must conduct, Lewis says that ___ out of 10 Italian girls have lost their men to the war?

2. 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?

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. While discussing Latarullo's home furnishings Lewis describes a dingy piece of rock, supposedly from the sanctuary of which saint?

5. 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?

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

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. Describe the A-Force's plot when they attempt to use Italian prostitutes against the Germans and why the plan fails.

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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