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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through January.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which of the following dates is Lewis discharged from the American Evacuation Hospital after his illness?
(a) October 9, 1944.
(b) October 2, 1943.
(c) October 4, 1943.
(d) October 5, 1944.

2. On his sight-seeing trip into Capaccio, which of the following flowers does Lewis mention along the street that looks almost English?
(a) Iris.
(b) Coreopsis.
(c) Zinnea.
(d) Petunia.

3. While investigating the charges against the man arrested by the police chief, Lewis compares another witness--Anna Consomata--to an angel by which famous Italian artist?
(a) Michelangelo.
(b) Da Vinci.
(c) Giotto.
(d) Botticelli.

4. Early in the book, on which of the following dates does Lewis state that the war arrives?
(a) September 19, 1944.
(b) September 8, 1943.
(c) September 14, 1944.
(d) September 12, 1943.

5. What does Lewis find when he follows the Italian Father Christmas into his cottage in Capaccio?
(a) Drugs and contraband.
(b) Moldy food.
(c) Ambush.
(d) Dead German.

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing the Separatist group for the restoration of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Lattarullo tells Lewis he believes the war with Germany will be over by which holiday?

2. When Lewis first sets up his intelligence-gathering operation in Naples, what percentage of the information he finds does he deem "numbingly unimportant"?

3. When Lewis winds up in the American Evacuation Hospital he is ill with a re-infection of which of the following illnesses?

4. Which of the following activities has been legally resumed in December 1943?

5. When Lewis and Lattarullo go to lunch and inspect the dish said to be veal, the waiter admits under questioning that it is actually what?

(see the answer key)

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