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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Lewis find when he follows the Italian Father Christmas into his cottage in Capaccio?
2. After the meeting in Salerno with the captain, how many British men are ordered back to "Red Beach" because a token presence there is required?
3. As "December 1943" opens, what does Lewis say is the really unpleasant part of his job?
4. When the checkpoint three miles out of town is passed by a lorry that crashes through, Lewis says that the man in charge of the Thompson sub-machine gun is which of these?
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?
Short Essay Questions
1. When discussing the reasons behind the plight of Lattarullo and others like him, on what situation does Lewis place the blame in "November 1943"?
2. What embarrassing and uncomfortable experience does Lewis relate when he comes into contact with Professore Placella?
3. What shift in the public attitude does Lewis notice toward the end of his time in Benevento?
4. How does Lewis describe Vincente Lattarullo when he relates their first meeting?
5. When arriving in Salerno, why are Lewis and his fellow British officers assigned to an American army and how do the Americans treat them?
6. What does Lewis say about the appearance of Captain Frazer in his November 26, 1943 entry?
7. Describe the behavior by the Canadians when they rejoin Lewis in Benvento.
8. Describe the military confusion that occurs in the September 14, 1943 entry.
9. Describe the mistake that occurs when Lewis is sent to investigate reports of a female spy in Afragola.
10. When Lewis investigates Marshal Benvenuto's case against Giovanni Albano, what reason does the Marshal give for the arrest?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the reasons for the Camorra crime organization's hold on various regions in and around Naples. Include supporting information from the text and outside research as necessary.
Essay Topic 2
Explain and discuss three main challenges in the Allied attempts to stop the black market in Naples and Lewis' views on each. Be sure to cite supporting information from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss three ways in which Signora Lola manipulates Captain Frazer into coming back to her after he discovers she has been seeing another man. Include supporting information from the text.
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