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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. On July 12, 1944 Lewis notes that he has visited every town within 30 miles of Naples with what exception?
(a) Amalfi.
(b) Salerno.
(c) Pozzuoli.
(d) Capua.

2. When Lewis investigates various Italian salaries, he says that the lowest income for a public official is that of the postman at what amount per month?
(a) 450 lire.
(b) 380 lire.
(c) 240 lire.
(d) 875 lire.

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

4. As Lewis arrives in Benevento he notes that the whole population of the city is dressed in black because it is custom to wear mourning for how long after a family death?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 12 days.
(d) 7 years.

5. 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?
(a) AD 498.
(b) AD 236.
(c) AD 305.
(d) AD 128.

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing the shrine of Cybele near Avellino, Lewis notes that most devotees travel to Avellino by what transportation method?

2. When Lewis talks about Allied cargo stolen from the Port of Naples, he says that according to estimates the equivalent of how much cargo is stolen?

3. In his April 1, 1944 entry Lewis spends time Signora Lola and says that she looks wonderful, having put on some weight due to the return of what food to Naples?

4. 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?

5. Of the marriage application investigations Lewis has completed by April 5, 1944 how many of the Italian women turned out to be prostitutes?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What revelation does Lewis have about the young girl who comes to the police station asking for her weekly blanket in "August 1944"?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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