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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Salvatore assume his fiancé was not waiting for him when he returned from military service?
(a) He assumes she married someone else.
(b) He thinks she was too shy to see him after all that time.
(c) He figures she does not want to marry someone as ill as he is.
(d) He figures she did not receive his letter announcing his return.

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

3. What had Salvatore's fiancé and her mother heard about him while he was away?
(a) He had served honorably.
(b) He was very ill and would never quite recover.
(c) He was the strongest man on his ship.
(d) He as so homesick he came home.

4. Who is Salvatore's fiancé said to carry herself like?
(a) A child of poverty.
(b) A daughter of the Caesars.
(c) A lady of the night.
(d) A wife of an aristocrat.

5. Salvatore's patience during his hospital stay is compared to which animal?
(a) A cat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A horse.
(d) A mouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was King of Italy when Salvatore joined the military?

2. What does the narrator say Salvatore was "full of" in the first paragraph of "Salvatore"?

3. Who is the author of "Salvatore"?

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

5. How is Salvatore's body described at the start of the story?

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