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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 Mt. Vesuvius erupts Lewis visits a local seismologist, Professor Saraceno, for information about the event. With what does Lewis pay the man for his advice?

2. The prostitutes rounded up for the A-Force's plot are unhappy about the situation because they are used to making how much money per night?

3. On his visit to the one Neapolitan suburb he has not visited, what method of transportation does Lewis use?

4. After Signora Lola gives Lewis the information about illicit letters being sent, Lattarullo provides Lewis with the name of a letter carrier. What is the man's name?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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 discuss three major reasons for the rampant unemployment and poverty in Naples. Be sure to include specific examples and quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the experience of Lewis and his fellow British soldiers with that of the American Army to which they are assigned when the men first reach Salerno in September. Be sure to include supporting information from the text.

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