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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 4.
(b) 16.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

2. 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) Water.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Food.

3. 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?
(a) We know nothing.
(b) There is nothing we do not know.
(c) Mussolini's OVRA has been disbanded.
(d) The Germans will be there.

4. Lewis notes in his November 25, 1943 entry that there is an aversion in Italy to bothering which of the following species of bird?
(a) Stork.
(b) Magpie.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Heron.

5. 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 Roma.
(b) Villa Nazionale.
(c) Villa Republica.
(d) Villa Navona.

Short Answer Questions

1. As "November 1943" opens, Lewis laments that Counter-Intelligence funds are to be reduced to what amount per week?

2. Right before heading back to Naples after the trip with the Crespi family, there is a picnic of all BUT WHICH of the following?

3. 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?

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. What does Lewis find when he follows the Italian Father Christmas into his cottage in Capaccio?

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