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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As "June 1944" opens Lewis remarks that the inevitable has finally happened, as how many Moors have been murdered in a village near Cancello?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

2. When discussing the awful behavior of French colonial troops as they ravage the countryside, Lewis says doctors in Castro di Volsci treat how many rapes?
(a) 150.
(b) 700.
(c) 300.
(d) 85.

3. Of the marriage application investigations Lewis has completed by April 5, 1944 how many of the Italian women turned out to be prostitutes?
(a) 12.
(b) 35.
(c) 22.
(d) 28.

4. Which of the following is the name of the jeweler who arranges for the delivery of illegal letters in "March 1944"?
(a) Rufo.
(b) Salerno.
(c) Patierno.
(d) Losurdo.

5. On July 12, 1944 Lewis notes that he has visited every town within 30 miles of Naples with what exception?
(a) Salerno.
(b) Amalfi.
(c) Pozzuoli.
(d) Capua.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis visits Loreto in the hospital and is told by the nurse taking care of him that Loreto will last how long, at the most?

2. In Prince Pignatelli's apartment Lewis and Evans find huge stores of which of the following perfumes?

3. When discussing the single Neapolitan suburb he has not visited, Lewis notes that the famous San Gennaro was thrown to the lions here in what year?

4. 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?

5. When discussing the shrine of Cybele near Avellino, Lewis notes that most devotees travel to Avellino by what transportation method?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Lewis talks about his friend Lattarullo's part-time job as an "uncle from Rome" for funeral services, how does he say his friend accomplishes this?

4. Describe the murder of five Moors as "June 1944" opens.

5. What does Lewis find when he visits a small volcano called the Solfatara?

6. What attitude does Vittorio Fortuna have when Lewis arrests him, and what reason might there be for his attitude?

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

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

9. 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?

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

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