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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 does the narrator say Salvatore was "full of" in the first paragraph of "Salvatore"?
(a) Wit.
(b) Love.
(c) Grace.
(d) Baloney.

2. Where is the final place Salvatore is sent for military service?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) China.
(d) America.

3. Who was King of Italy when Salvatore joined the military?
(a) Edwardo Victoria.
(b) Umberto Emmanuel.
(c) Victor Emmanuel.
(d) Victor Umberto.

4. What did Salvatore have to do before he could marry?
(a) Save enough money to buy a house.
(b) Complete his military service.
(c) Receive his priest's blessing.
(d) Complete his education.

5. How long had it been since Salvatore's mother had seen his fiancé when he returned to Naples?
(a) One year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) Three or four days.
(d) Two or three weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the island on which Salvatore was raised?

2. What was Salvatore's father's occupation?

3. How old was Salvatore when the narrator says he first knew him?

4. What simile is used to described how the place Salvatore grew up looked in the evening?

5. What does the narrator say Salvatore spent his mornings at the start of the story?

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