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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the only day Salvatore used to wear shoes according to the narrator at the start of the story?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Tuesday.

2. What does the narrator say Salvatore spent his mornings at the start of the story?
(a) At school.
(b) In his room.
(c) Working on a boat.
(d) On the beach.

3. What did Salvatore not really hear his doctors say after telling him the details of his illness during military service?
(a) He would never be quite well again.
(b) He would have to undergo invasive surgery.
(c) He would fully recover.
(d) He could never work again.

4. From what illness or disease did Salvatore suffer during military service?
(a) Rheumatism.
(b) Typhus.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Scarlet fever.

5. Why would Salvatore look at Ischia every evening?
(a) To meditate and sit in peace.
(b) To pray for his family.
(c) To contemplate his love for his fiancé.
(d) To see what the next day's weather would be like.

Short Answer Questions

1. What simile is used to describe Salvatore's fiancé's eyes?

2. How long had it been since Salvatore's mother had seen his fiancé when he returned to Naples?

3. How is Salvatore's handwriting described when he writes to his girlfriend?

4. What had Salvatore's fiancé and her mother heard about him while he was away?

5. How are the cities Salvatore lives in during his military service described?

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