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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Naples, Lewis finds several respectable-looking women who have turned to prostitution to support themselves. What do the women charge for their services?
(a) Lire.
(b) Food.
(c) Water.
(d) Clothing.

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?
(a) Villa Navona.
(b) Villa Roma.
(c) Villa Nazionale.
(d) Villa Republica.

3. Which of the following individuals does Lewis meet at Zi' Teresa's restaurant at the end of the November 26, 1943 entry?
(a) Captain Benvenuto.
(b) Captain Frazer.
(c) Captain Albano.
(d) Captain Clark.

4. 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) Petunia.
(d) Zinnea.

5. When Lewis' friend Don Ubaldo dies, he notes that the man succumbed to which of the following diseases?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Malaria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis sees a man in Capaccio, whom he describes as an Italian Father Christmas, selling what at a table in his garden?

2. As Lewis and his companions prepare to land at Salerno, how does Lewis say the lecture by the Intelligence officer could have been summed up?

3. On September 19, 1944 Lewis decides to set up a checkpoint three miles out of town, across which river?

4. When the orders come through to break up the assault on local girls caught with Allied soldiers, Lewis reports that there are how many men at HQ to deal with the situation?

5. In "October 1944" Lewis says that the weather is wonderful at that time of year and that it is common October sport to hunt migrant birds headed to which country?

(see the answer key)

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