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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. 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?

2. When Lewis visits the house set up--illegally--by Captain Frazer and Signora Lola, he notes that it is badly damaged from an air raid that happened on which date?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. Lewis says that his friend Simmons had watched a display at Guarda Sanframondi where devotees half kill themselves in honor of the Virgin every ____ years.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. During April 1944 what reason does Lewis give for the huge number of prostitutes in Naples?

3. What is the difference between Neapolitan architecture and that of Pozzuoli, as discussed in "July 1944"?

4. What hobby does Lewis learn that the boys in Benevento enjoy during his tour of the city with the Marshal?

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and explain the reputation Lewis get in Benevento as being afflicted with the evil eye. What significance does this have, and what does it say about the townspeople's attitude toward him? Include supporting information from the text and outside research as necessary.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the two main reasons why Lewis and his fellow British officers are assigned to the American unit in Italy. Include supporting information from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the behavior of the American troops during the September 14 entry when they believe they are to be abandoned in Salerno. Cite and explain three possible reasons for their behavior, and be sure to include supporting information from the text.

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