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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Neapolitans serve a banquet to welcome General Mark Clark--who likes fish--the main course was what?
(a) Dolphin.
(b) Lobster.
(c) Whale.
(d) Manatee.

2. Which of the following activities has been legally resumed in December 1943?
(a) Writing.
(b) Sailing.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Fishing.

3. Lewis begins work on the suspect file in Naples and must catalog everything; he notes that one report describes an individual that has an obsessive fear of which animal?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Rats.
(c) Cats.
(d) Horses.

4. When Lewis attends the spaghetti-eating contest at a dinner party, he notes that the man who wins is 65 and of what profession?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Lawyer.

5. In the October 9, 1943 entry Lewis says that children in Naples are prying limpets off rocks for food. How much can the children collect in exchange for a pint of limpets?
(a) 5 lire.
(b) 25 lire.
(c) 19 lire.
(d) 2 lire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis talks about two large air raids that took place in August, resulting in Naples being extremely short on what in October 1943?

2. After his return to Naples Lewis tells about an assault on local girls found in the company of Allied soldiers; he says that the assault took place from the gardens of which location?

3. Lewis is invited to a dinner party that features a spaghetti-eating contest; which of the following individuals is said to have introduced the classic method for this competition?

4. In his February 28, 1944 entry Lewis says that spring seems to have arrived, and that a young boy is selling a collection of 25 ballads at what price?

5. When an American soldier reports that he has been to a party in Marichiaro and has met a spy, he bases this accusation on the fact that the man claims to be what?

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