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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lewis asks Norah Gemelli for help on a case he mentions that she lives on which of the following affluent streets?
(a) Via Chiaia.
(b) Via Toledo.
(c) Via Forcella.
(d) Via dei Mille.

2. When talking about Neapolitan vendettas, Lewis mentions a boy who ambushed and killed the man who had killed his father before his birth; how old is the boy?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 15.
(d) 7.

3. In "January 1944" which of the following is NOT a small town outside Naples also included in the list of Lewis' responsibilities?
(a) Afragola.
(b) Aversa.
(c) Casoria.
(d) Cicciano.

4. In his descriptions of the small towns around Naples, Lewis mentions that the new mayors of these towns who have been appointed by the Allies are called what?
(a) Sindacos.
(b) Carabinieri.
(c) Camorra.
(d) Sicurezza.

5. When Lewis visits the church of San Pasquale he views the body of the Blessed Egideo; what is this near-saint said to protect?
(a) Pregnancy.
(b) Commerce.
(c) Lovers.
(d) Harvest.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Lewis find when he follows the Italian Father Christmas into his cottage in Capaccio?

3. On which of the following dates is Lewis discharged from the American Evacuation Hospital after his illness?

4. While discussing the contraband confiscated by the Marshal at the checkpoint three miles outside town, Lewis says that a drum of olive oil is worth how much on the black market?

5. Which of the following insects plagues Hotel Vesuvio as "September 1944" opens?

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