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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the March 3, 1944 entry Lewis notes that it is a crime in Italy, punishable by a year in prison, to communicate which venereal disease (STD) to another person?
(a) Syphillus.
(b) Herpes.
(c) Gonorrhea.
(d) Chlamydia.

2. In early April, Lewis says that he has completed how many investigations of Italian women who wish to marry British soldiers?
(a) 35.
(b) 22.
(c) 12.
(d) 28.

3. Which of the following towns does Lewis NOT mention as a suburb of Naples on his journey back to his section after his release from the hospital?
(a) Resina.
(b) Torre Annunziata.
(c) Casoria.
(d) Torre del Greco.

4. As he discusses the frustrations of the Italian boys who have lost the local girls to soldiers, Lewis says that an American soldier can offer a girl all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Food.
(c) Silk.
(d) Sweets.

5. When discussing Mussolini's Press Secretary Lewis states that the man is wanted for the murder of which of the following individuals, a former rival of Mussolini?
(a) Rossi.
(b) Piscitelli.
(c) Matteotti.
(d) Finzi.

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing the continued success of the black market Lewis says the Psychological Warfare Bureau estimates what percentage of Neapolitan income derives from stolen Allied goods?

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

5. When Lewis visits the house set up--illegally--by Captain Frazer and Signora Lola, he notes that it is badly damaged from an air raid that happened on which date?

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