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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. After the meeting in Salerno with the captain, how many British men are ordered back to "Red Beach" because a token presence there is required?
2. Lewis is frustrated when no one will admit they've seen anything during his investigation of what crime, first reported to him by one of the scugnizzi?
3. In the final entry for "January 1944" Lewis says that how many operational maps are found in a warehouse, where civilians are about to use them to make a fire?
4. Lewis states, as he prepares to arrive in Salerno, that he and his section are attached to which American army unit?
5. When Lewis discusses the small towns outside Naples he says that there are nearly uncontrollable because they are ruled by the local mob, a group known as what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the situation when Lewis is ordered to investigate the arrest of Giovanni Albano at the request of Marshal Benvenuto.
2. What interesting individual does Lewis meet during his sight-seeing trip to Capaccio, and what experience does he have with the individual?
3. Describe the military situation in Salerno, as discussed in the September 9, 1943 entry.
4. What happens to the operational maps the Allies find upon completion of the successful raid at Anzio?
5. Describe the information Lewis and the other men in his section have when they first arrive in Salerno.
6. What surprise does a colleague of Lewis' receive when he accepts what he believes is a courteous invitation to visit a local cemetery with an informant?
7. For what reason are girls assaulted by local boys at the Villa Nazionale during "October 1944"?
8. What does Lewis say about the appearance of Captain Frazer in his November 26, 1943 entry?
9. What frustrates Lewis when trying to investigate a report of a murder from one of the scugnizzi outside the Cafe Roma?
10. What does Lewis say about Cesare Rossi when he arrives to arrest the man?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss Lewis' views on marriage application investigations when the task is first assigned to him with that of his views on these applications at the conclusion of the book. Include supporting information from the book.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and explain the relationship between Captain Frazer and Signora Lola; chose three moments in their relationship discussed by Lewis and explain how each illustrates a point about the relationship in general. Include quotes and supporting information from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the reasons for the Camorra crime organization's hold on various regions in and around Naples. Include supporting information from the text and outside research as necessary.
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